An α-crystallin protein cognate in germ cells of the moth, Plodia interpunctella

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-157

  Shirk, Paul D ^a   Zimowska, Grazyna ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat shock proteins; Oenocyte; Oocyte; Ovary; Testes

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; ANTISERUM; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GERM CELL; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CRYSTALLINS; GERM CELLS; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; RABBITS;

ANIMALIA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031081313     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(96)00079-3     Document Type: Article

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