Proteolytic activities in body and faecal extracts of the storage mite, Acarus farris

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 378-386

  Sanchez Ramos I ^a   Hernandez C A ^b   Castanera P ^a   Ortego, F ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b CENTER FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Acarus farris; Lectins; Protease inhibitors; Proteases; Storage mite

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; MITE;

ACARIDAE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FECES; METHODOLOGY; PEST CONTROL;

ACARIDAE; ANIMALS; FECES; LECTINS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PEST CONTROL; PROTEASE INHIBITORS;

ACARI; ACARIDAE; ACARUS; ACARUS FARRIS; ASTIGMATA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 11144318700     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-283X.2004.00518.x     Document Type: Article

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