Flufenoxuron, an acylurea insect growth regulator, alters development of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) by modulating levels of chitin, soluble protein content, and HSP70 and p34cdc2 in the larval tissues

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 84-90

  Salokhe, Shaila ^a,b   Sarkar, Angshuman ^a   Kulkarni, Abhijeet ^a   Mukherjee, Samindranath ^b   Pal, Jayanta K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Chitin; Development; Flufenoxuron; HSP70; p34cdc2; Phosphotyrosine; Sublethal effects; Total soluble proteins; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; TENEBRIONIDAE; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 33646259457     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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