Presence of phenoloxidase and prophenoloxidase in the epidermal cells and the epidermis mucus of the lancelet Branchiostoma belcheri tsingtauense

Ophelia

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 207-212

  Zhang, Shicui ^a   Li, Guorong ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Epidermal cells; Lancelet; Mucus; Phenoloxidase

Indexed keywords

BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPIDERMIS CELL; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; MUCUS; PROPHENOL OXIDASE;

EID: 0033941184     PISSN: 00785326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00785236.1999.10409429     Document Type: Article

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