Major chorion proteins and their crosslinking during chorion hardening in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 954-964

  Li, Junsuo S ^a   Li, Jianyong ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Chorion hardening; Chorion proteins; Peroxidase

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHORION; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN BINDING;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHORION; INSECT PROTEINS; OVUM; PROTEIN BINDING;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 33846021268     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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