Proteolytic activity in Caenorhabditis elegans: Soluble and insoluble fractions

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-127

  Gimenez Pardo, C ^a   Vazquez Lopez, C ^a   De Armas Serra, C ^a   Rodriguez Caabeiro, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033057225     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x99000189     Document Type: Article

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