Proteolytic activity in the seminal plasma of the mud crab, Scylla serrata (Forskal)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 347-352

  Jayasankar, Vidya ^a   Subramonium, Thanumalaya ^a,b  

^a Unit of Invertebrate Reproduction   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

brachyuria; casein; crustacean; HPLC; PAGE; protease; Scylla serrata; seminal plasma; sperm plug

Indexed keywords

SERINE PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA;

EID: 0030996158     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(96)00251-9     Document Type: Article

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