Evidence for proteins involved in prophenoloxidase cascade Eisenia fetida earthworms

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 581-587

  Procházková, Petra ^a   Šilerová, Marcela ^a   Stijlemans, Benoit ^b   Dieu, Marc ^c   Halada, Petr ^a   Josková, Radka ^a   Beschin, Alain ^b   De Baetselier, Patrick ^b   Bilej, Martin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Earthworm; Eisenia; Innate immunity; L DOPA; Phenoloxidase

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; HEMOCYANIN; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PRO PHENOLOXIDASE; PRO-PHENOLOXIDASE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; IMMUNOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CATECHOL OXIDASE; ENZYME PRECURSORS; HEMOCYANIN; INVERTEBRATES; MELANINS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OLIGOCHAETA; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARTHROPODA; EISENIA FETIDA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33745932288     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-006-0081-z     Document Type: Article

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