Four serine proteinases expressed in Manduca sexta haemocytes

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-53

  Jiang, H ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Kanost, Michael R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clip domain; Haemolymph; Serine protease; Tobacco hornworm

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CELL; CDNA LIBRARY; CLONE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; DYFLOS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SERINE PROTEINASE;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; MANDUCA SEXTA; MELANOGASTER; MEROSTOMATA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SERPENTES;

EID: 0033081806     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1999.810039.x     Document Type: Article

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