Insect cuticle, an in vivo model of protein trafficking

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 112, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2113-2124

  Csikós, György ^a   Molnár, Kinga ^a   Borhegyi, Noémi H ^a   Talián, Gábor Cs ^a   Sass, Miklós ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Insect cuticle protein; Metamorphosis; Protein trafficking; Secretion

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CUTICLE; EPIDERMIS CELL; FAT BODY; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INSECT; LEPIDOPTERA; METAMORPHOSIS; MODEL; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; ECDYSTERONE; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MANDUCA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 0032820377     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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