The mode of action of hirsutellin A on eukaryotic cells

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 224-228

  Liu, J C ^a   Boucias, D G ^a   Pendland, J C ^a   Liu, W Z ^a   Maruniak, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hirsutella thompsonii; Insect mycopathogens; Mycotoxins; Ribosome inhibitory proteins

Indexed keywords

BROME MOSAIC VIRUS; BROMUS; EUKARYOTA; HIRSUTELLA THOMPSONII; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

FUNGAL PROTEIN; MYCOTOXIN; RIBONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; RIBOSOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MYCOTOXINS; RIBONUCLEASES; RIBOSOMES; SPODOPTERA;

EID: 0030134526     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1996.0037     Document Type: Article

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