Phenoloxidase-like activities and the function of virus-like particles in ovaries of the parthenogenetic parasitoid Venturia canescens

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 117-125

  Schmidt, Otto ^a   Li, Dongmei ^b   Beck, Markus ^c   Kinuthia, Wanja ^d   Bellati, Judy ^a   Roberts, Harry L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Egg maturation; Phenoloxidase like activity; Phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidases; Reactive oxygen; Reproductive success; Superparasitism

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; PROTEIN;

CALYX; ICHNEUMONIDAE; INSECTA; VENTURIA CANESCENS;

EID: 14644388893     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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