Toxicity of dietary avidin and streptavidin to the cowpea bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.)

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-197

  Murdock, L L ^a   Shade, R E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avidin; Biotin; Callosobruchus maculatus; Feeding behavior; Streptavidin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 39649111355     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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