N-acetyltransferase activity during ovarian development in the mosquito Aedes aegypti following blood feeding

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 49-54

  Li, Jianyong ^a   Nappi, A J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; dopamine; mosquito ovary; N acetyldopamine; N acetyltransferase; sclerotization

Indexed keywords

EID: 38249014676     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(92)90099-Z     Document Type: Article

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