Expression of a male accessory gland peptide of Leptinotarsa decemlineata in insect cells infected with a recombinant baculovirus

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 255-262

  Smid, H M ^a   Schooneveld, H ^a   Deserno, M L L G ^a   Put, B ^a   Vlak, J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Colorado potato beetle; Insect; Male accessory gland

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BEETLE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032030454     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(97)00167-4     Document Type: Article

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