Immunolocalization of prophenoloxidase in the process of wound healing in the mosquito Armigeres subalbatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 266-274

  Lai, Shih Chan ^a   Chen, Cheng Chen ^b   Hou, Roger F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Armigeres subalbatus; Melanization; Mosquito; Prophenoloxidase; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ARMIGERES SUBALBATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

CATECHOL OXIDASE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; PRO PHENOLOXIDASE; PRO-PHENOLOXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; ENZYMOLOGY; GRANULOCYTE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; RABBIT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATECHOL OXIDASE; CULICIDAE; ENZYME PRECURSORS; GRANULOCYTES; HEMOCYTES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; RABBITS;

EID: 0036515059     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.2.266     Document Type: Article

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