Analysis of the ecdysiotropic activity in larval brains of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 873-880

  Kelly, Thomas J ^a   Kingan, Timothy G ^a,b   Masler, Carol A ^a   Robinson, Carol H ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Dehydroecdysone; Ecdysone; ELISA; RIA; Size exclusion chromatography

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; MANDUCA SEXTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030231330     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1910(96)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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