20E-regulated USP expression and phosphorylation in Drosophila melanogaster

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1211-1218

  Song, Q ^a   Sun, X ^a   Jin, X Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecdysteroids; EcR; Protein phosphorylation; USP

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0345107262     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2003.06.005     Document Type: Article

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