Methyl farnesoate binding proteins in tissues of the spider crab, Libinia emarginata

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 769-775

  Takáč, Peter ^a,b,c   Ahl, Jonna S B ^a,b   Laufer, Hans ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Binding proteins; Crustaceans; Libinia emarginata; Methyl farnesoate; MF; MFBPs; Photoaffinity labeling; Spider crab

Indexed keywords

FARNESOIC ACID METHYL ESTER; HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CRAB; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LIBINIA EMARGINATA; MAJIDAE;

EID: 0032416846     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(98)10077-9     Document Type: Article

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