Characterization of exoskeletal proteins from the American lobster, Homarus americanus

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 189-199

  Nousiainen, Marjaan ^a,c   Rafn, Kate ^a   Skou, Lene ^a   Roepstorff, Peter ^a   Andersen, Svend Olav ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; Crustacea; Cuticle; Exoskeleton; Lobster shell; Protein

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LOBSTER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKELETON;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; CRUSTACEA; HOMARUS AMERICANUS; INSECTA;

EID: 0031890688     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(97)00306-4     Document Type: Article

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