Phenoloxidase activity in Hemolymph of Naive and Beauveria bassiana-infected Spodoptera exigua Larvae

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-40

  Hung, S Y ^a   Boucias, D G ^a  

^a Bldg 970   (United States)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Hemocyte biology; Insect immunity; Phenoloxidase activity; Spodoptera exigua

Indexed keywords

BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; GLYCINE MAX; INSECTA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 0003123713     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1996.0006     Document Type: Article

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