Protein and ecdysteroid secretion in the prothoracic gland of the cockroach Periplaneta americana (L.)

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 111-123

  Richter, Klaus ^a   Baumann, Eckehard ^b  

^a Saxon Academy of Sciences   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ecdysteroid production; Periplaneta americana; Protein secretion; Prothoracic gland

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002524444     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6327(1997)35:1/2<111::aid-arch10>3.0.co;2-e     Document Type: Article

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