Changes in catecholamine levels in the gut and frass of the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea induced by dietary L-azetidine-2-carboxylic acid

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 431-438

  Okot Kotber, B Moses ^a   Adeyeye, Olusola A ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn earworm; Cuticle selerotization; Dopamine; Excretion; Frass; Gut; Helicoverpa zea; L Azetidine 2 carboxylic acid; Larvae; N Alanyldopamine; Proline analogue; Pupae; Tanning; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AZETIDINE 2 CARBOXYLIC ACID; BETA ALANINE; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPA; DOPAMINE; N BETA ALANYLDOPAMINE; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; INSECT; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN;

HELICOVERPA ZEA;

EID: 0030976135     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(97)00015-5     Document Type: Article

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