Nitrophorins and related antihemostatic lipocalins from Rhodnius prolixus and other blood-sucking arthropods

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

Volumn 1482, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 110-118

  Montfort, William R ^a   Weichsel, Andrzej ^a   Andersen, John F ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant; Hemostasis; Histamine; Lipocalin; Nitric oxide; Platelet

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HISTAMINE; LIPOCALIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTICOAGULATION; CHAGAS DISEASE; HEMOSTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RHODNIUS; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION; TICK;

ACARI; ANIMAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; CHAGAS DISEASE; HEMEPROTEINS; HEMOSTASIS; HISTAMINE; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RHODNIUS; SALIVARY PROTEINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TRIATOMA;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; ORNITHODOROS MOUBATA; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRIATOMA PALLIDIPENNIS;

EID: 0034684238     PISSN: 01674838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4838(00)00165-5     Document Type: Review

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