Antibacterial proteins in the midgut of Manduca sexta during metamorphosis

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-71

  Russell, Virginia ^a   Dunn, Peter E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial proteins; Insect immunity; Lysozyme; Metamorphosis; Midgut

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001859852     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1910(95)00083-6     Document Type: Article

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