Application of NMR microscopy to the morphological study of the silkworm, Bombyx mori, during its metamorphosis

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 693-700

  Mapelli, M ^a   Greco, F ^a   Gussoni, M ^b   Consonni, R ^a   Zetta, Lucia ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibroin; Magnetic resonance imaging; Microscopy; Silkworm, Bombyx mori; ZQ and DQ NMRI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; METAMORPHOSIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILKWORM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; LARVA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MICROSCOPY; PUPA;

BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA;

EID: 0030752113     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(97)00006-4     Document Type: Article

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