A molecular view of trypsin synthesis in the midgut of Aedes aegypti

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 613-620

  Noriega, Fernando G ^a   Wells, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestion; Midgut; Mosquito; Regulation; Trypsin

Indexed keywords

TRYPSIN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; DIGESTION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0033015768     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00052-9     Document Type: Short Survey

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