Elevation of different ion-specific ATPase activities by L-thyroxine (T4) in different tissues of tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) during developmental stages

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 459-466

  Reddy, K Damodar ^a   Chaudhuri, A ^a   Thangavelu, K ^a,b  

^a Ctrl Tasar Res and Train Inst   (India)

^b Silkworm and Mulberry Germplasm Stn   (India)

Author keywords

Antheraea mylitta; Ca2+ ATPase; Mg2+ ATP ase; Na+K+ ATPase; ovary; testes; thyroxine

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; LEVOTHYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOCRINE GLAND; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORM;

ANIMALIA; ANTHERAEA MYLITTA; BOMBYX MORI; LEPIDOPTERA; MAMMALIA; SATURNIIDAE;

EID: 12644317812     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(96)00254-4     Document Type: Article

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