Insulin or insulin-like studies on unicellular organisms: A review

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 973-981

  Ferreira De Souza, Alzira Martins ^a   López, Jorge A ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Insulin; Insulin receptor; Insulin like; Invertebrate; Unicellular

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944387328     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89132004000600017     Document Type: Review

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