Hemocyanin in the exoskeleton of crustaceans: Enzymatic properties and immunolocalization

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-143

  Adachi, Kohsuke ^a,b   Endo, Hirotoshi ^c,d   Watanabe, Toshiki ^c   Nishioka, Takaaki ^a   Hirata, Takashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crustacean; Cuticle; Hemocyanin; Melanin; Phenoloxidase

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; ENZYME INHIBITOR; HEMOCYANIN; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PHENOL; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CRUSTACEA; CUTICLE; ENDOCUTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXOCUTICLE; EXOSKELETON; HEMOLYMPH; HYDROXYLATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PENAEUS JAPONICUS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

ANIMALS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HEMOCYANIN; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PENAEIDAE; PHENOLS; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE;

EID: 15944373592     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.2005.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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