Molecular composition of the louse sheath

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 559-561

  Burkhart, Craig N ^a   Stankiewicz, B Artur ^a,b   Pchalek, Irene ^a,c   Kruge, Michael A ^a,d   Burkhart, Craig G ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b Shell E and P Technology Co   (United States)

^c Lourdes College   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CHITIN; FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LOUSE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PYROLYSIS;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CHITIN; DIPEPTIDES; FATTY ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INSECT PROTEINS; PEDICULUS;

ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 0033002633     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285796     Document Type: Article

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