Regulation of JH Titers: The Relevance of Degradative Enzymes and Binding Proteins

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-26

  De Kort, C A D ^a   Granger, N A ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epoxide hydrolase; JH binding protein; JH esterase; JH homologs; JH titer; Juvenile hormone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002652592     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1996)33:1<1::AID-ARCH1>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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