Characterization of ES products involved in wound initiation by Lucilia cuprina larvae

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-252

  Young, Anna R ^a   Meeusen, Els N T ^a   Bowles, Vern M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Excretory secretory products; Lucilia cuprina; Serine proteases; Wound initiation

Indexed keywords

SERINE PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCRETION; INFESTATION; MYIASIS; NONHUMAN; SECRETION; SHEEP; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; LUCILIA CUPRINA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0029994645     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(95)00123-9     Document Type: Article

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