Insects, oxygen, and iron

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 292, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1191-1195

  Law, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC ION; FERRITIN; FERROUS ION; IRON; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; OXYGEN; TRANSFERRIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; IMMUNITY; INSECT; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TOXICITY;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0036079797     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.2015     Document Type: Article

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