Purification and partial characterization of vitellin from the black- legged tick, Ixodes scapularis

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 639-649

  James, A M ^a   Oliver Jr , J H ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Characterization; Ixodes scapularis; Yolk proteins

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; EGG PROTEIN; FATTY ACID; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; GEL FILTRATION; HEMOLYMPH; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; IXODES; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RABBIT; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TICK; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; EGG PROTEINS; IXODES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; IXODES SCAPULARIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031177861     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(97)00038-6     Document Type: Article

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