Purification and Characterization of Prophenoloxidase from the Haemolymph of Locusta migratoria

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 225-235

  Cherqui, Anas ^a   Duvic, Bernard ^a   Brehélin, Michel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Enzyme cascade; Insect immunity; Locust; Phenoloxidase; Plasma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000656282     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1996)32:2<225::AID-ARCH6>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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