Deleterious effect of null phenoloxidase mutation on the survival rate in Drosophila melanogaster

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 535-543

  Asada, N ^a   Kawamoto, N ^a   Sezaki, H ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Defense; Drosophila; Null; Phenoloxidase; Tyrosine 3 hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; CROSS BREEDING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURAL GENE; SURVIVAL RATE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0032736413     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(99)00035-X     Document Type: Article

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