L-Dopa decarboxylase mRNA levels are correlated with the L-Dopa decarboxylase protein profile during the development of the insect Ceratitis capitata

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 859-865

  Bossinakou, K S ^a   Mantzouridis, T D ^a   Fragoulis, E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; DDC activity; Immunoprecipitation; in vitro translation; Insect development; L Dopa decarboxylase

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INSECT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030240395     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(96)00047-1     Document Type: Article

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