An immunocytochemical investigation of trypsin secretion in the midgut of the stablefly, Stomoxys calcitrans

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 445-453

  Jordão, Beatriz P ^a   Lehane, M J ^b   Terra, Walter R ^a   Ribeiro, Alberto F ^a   Ferreira, Clélia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apocrine secretion; Exocytosis; Insect; Non parallel secretion; Trypsin immunolocalization; Trypsin secretion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; APOCRINE GLAND; ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYMOLOGY; EXOCYTOSIS; HOUSE FLY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDGUT; MUSCIDAE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SECRETION; SECRETORY GRANULE;

EID: 18244428321     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00112-3     Document Type: Article

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