Evidence of Occurrences of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complexes in the Gut-Free Bodies of Termites Coptotermes formosanus

Mokuzai Gakkaishi/Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 800-802

  Itakura, Shuji ^a   Matsumura, Masayuki ^a   Tanaka, Hiromi ^a   Enoki, Akio ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coptotermes formosanus; Lower termite; Metabolism; Pyruvate dehydrogenase complexes; Use of glucose

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345029039     PISSN: 00214795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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