Separation of bombyxin from a neuropeptide of Bombyx mori showing summer-morph-producing hormone (SMPH) activity in the Asian comma butterfly, Polygonia c-aureum L.

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 197-201

  Tanaka, D ^a   Sakurama, T ^a   Mitsumasu, K ^a   Yamanaka, A ^a   Endo, K ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyxin; Butterfly; Polygonia; Seasonal morph; SMPH

Indexed keywords

PROTHORACICOTROPIC HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; HORMONE RELEASE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SILKWORM;

EID: 0030862830     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(96)00077-7     Document Type: Article

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