Dirolaria immitis: Further characterization of the transglutaminase enzyme and its role in larval molting

Parasitology Research

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 185-191

  Chandrashekar, Ramaswamy ^a   Devarajan, Eswaran ^b   Mehta, Kapil ^b  

^a HESKA CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CYSTAMINE; DANSYLCADAVERINE; DITHIOTHREITOL; IODOACETAMIDE; PROTEIN DISULFIDE ISOMERASE; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; ENZYME INHIBITOR; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FEMALE; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; LARVA; MALE; MOLTING; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THERMOSTABILITY; ANIMAL; DOG; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; HYPODERRIS; NEMATODA;

ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOGS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLTING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSGLUTAMINASES;

EID: 0036007952     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-001-0520-4     Document Type: Article

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