Comparison of alanine aminopeptidase activities in Heterodera glycines and Caenorhabditis elegans

Nematology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 223-229

  Masler, Edward P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzymes; Neuropeptide regulation

Indexed keywords

NEMATODE;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HETERODERA; HETERODERA GLYCINES;

EID: 3843130652     PISSN: 13885545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568541041218013     Document Type: Article

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