Secretion of an aminopeptidase during transition of third- to fourth- stage larvae of Ascaris suum

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 780-784

  Rhoads, M L ^a   Fetterer, R H ^a   Urban Jr , J F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; AMASTATIN; AMINOPEPTIDASE; ARGININE; BESTATIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; N [N (3 CARBOXYOXIRANE 2 CARBONYL)LEUCYL]AGMATINE; PEPSTATIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; ISOELECTRIC POINT; LARVA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SUCROSE DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; SWINE;

AMINOPEPTIDASES; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASCARIS SUUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; ISOELECTRIC POINT; LARVA; LEUCINE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEPTIDES; PHENANTHROLINES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

EID: 0030773692     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284267     Document Type: Article

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