Carbohydrate metabolism and changes in haemolymph protein profile during development in the silkworms Antheraea assama (Westwood) and Philosamia ricini (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Saturnidae)

Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-20

  Choudhury, Arundhati ^a   Saikia, Iyoti Rekha ^a   Unni, Bala Gopalan ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Haemolymph; Larval instar; Philosamia ricini; Phosphorylase Antheraea assama; Silk gland; Trehalase

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; TREHALASE; TREHALOSE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REARING; SILKWORM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANTHERAEA; ANTHERAEA ASSAMA; BOMBYX MORI; LEPIDOPTERA; MORUS (PLANT); SAMIA; SATURNIIDAE;

EID: 4344647066     PISSN: 09723005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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