Regulation of chitin synthesis in the larval midgut of Manduca sexta

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 515-527

  Zimoch, L ^a   Hogenkamp, D G ^b   Kramer, K J ^b,c   Muthukrishnan, S ^b   Merzendorfer, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitin; Chitin synthase; Chitin synthesis; Insect; Midgut; Peritrophic matrix; Tobacco hornworm

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MANDUCA SEXTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 17844379282     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2005.01.008     Document Type: Article

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