Molecular cloning, expression analysis and cellular localization of gomesin, an anti-microbial peptide from hemocytes of the spider Acanthoscurria gomesiana

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1011-1016

  Lorenzini, Daniel M ^a   Fukuzawa, Aline H ^a   Da Silva Jr , Pedro I ^b   Machado Santelli, Glaucia ^a   Bijovsky, Alcira Tania ^a   Daffre, Sirlei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti microbial peptides; Gomesin; Hemocyte; Immunocytochemistry; Processing; Spider

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOSCURRIA GOMESIANA; ARANEAE;

EID: 0141993540     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(03)00115-2     Document Type: Article

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