Bombyx acid cysteine proteinase

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 265-281

  Takahashi, Susumu Y ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshimi ^a   Zhao, Xiaofan ^b   Watabe, Shoji ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BCP; Pro cysteine proteinase; Yolk protein degradation

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 0030433850     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1996.9672553     Document Type: Article

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