Tracking the profile of a specific antifreeze protein and its contribution to the thermal hysteresis activity in cold hardy insects

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 419-433

  Horwath, Kathleen L ^a   Easton, Christopher M ^a   Poggioli Jr , George J ^a   Myers, Kevin ^a   Schnorr, Ingrid L ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activators; Antifreeze proteins; Cold hardiness; Tenebrio molitor; Thermal hysteresis; Tm 12.86

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 0001633085     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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