A potential role for phenylalanine hydroxylase in mosquito immune responses

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 345-354

  Johnson, J K ^a   Rocheleau, T A ^a   Hillyer, J F ^a   Chen, C C ^b   Li, J ^c   Christensen, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Melanin; Melanotic encapsulation; Phenylalanine; Phenylalanine hydroxylase; Tyrosine

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037373233     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(02)00257-6     Document Type: Article

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