Isolation and characterization of a dopa decarboxylase cDNA and the induction of its expression by an insect cytokine, growth-blocking peptide in Pseudaletia separata

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-217

  Noguchi, H ^a   Tsuzuki, S ^a   Tanaka, K ^a   Matsumoto, H ^a   Hiruma, K ^b   Hayakawa, Y ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

20E, 20 hydroxyecdisone; DDC; Dopa decarboxylase; Dopa, 3,4 dihydroxy L phenylalanie; GBP, Growth blocking peptide; JH, Juvenile hormone; PTTH, Prothoracicotropic hormone

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; COTESIA; COTESIA KARIYAI; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAMESTRA; MAMESTRA BRASSICAE; MANDUCA SEXTA; MYTHIMNA; MYTHIMNA SEPARATA; PSEUDALETIA SEPARATA; SEPARATA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0037308731     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(02)00192-3     Document Type: Article

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