Expression efficiency of a scorpion neurotoxin, AaHIT, using baculovirus in insect cells

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 225-232

  Taniai, Kiyoko ^a,b   Inceoglu, Ahmet B ^a   Hammock, Bruce D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

AaHIT; BiP; Insect selective scorpion neurotoxin; Recombinant baculovirus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SARCOPHAGA ARGYROSTOMA; SARCOPHAGA FALCULATA; SCORPIONES; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0036018808     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2002.225     Document Type: Article

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