Apocrine secretion of amylase and exocytosis of trypsin along the midgut of Tenebrio molitor larvae

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 143-155

  Cristofoletti, Plinio T ^a   Ribeiro, Alberto F ^a   Terra, Walter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apocrine secretion; Digestive enzymes; Immunocytochemical study; Microapocrine secretion; Secretory mechanisms

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ENZYME; TRYPSIN;

APOCRINE GLAND; ARTICLE; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME RELEASE; EXOCYTOSIS; GOLGI COMPLEX; HORMONE RELEASE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; LARVA; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MIDGUT; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RABBIT; TENEBRIO; WATER ABSORPTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 0035163047     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(00)00098-6     Document Type: Article

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