The constituents of Microctonus sp. parasitoid venoms

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-324

  Crawford, A M ^a   Brauning, R ^a   Smolenski, G ^b   Ferguson, C ^a   Barton, D ^a   Wheeler, T T ^b   Mcculloch, A ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

EST library; Microctonus sp.; Parasitoid; Venom; Venom gland

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; WASP VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DISSECTION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; WASP;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DISSECTION; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE LIBRARY; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PARASITES; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WASP VENOMS; WASPS;

HEXAPODA; MICROCTONUS; MICROCTONUS AETHIOPOIDES; MICROCTONUS HYPERODAE;

EID: 43549110754     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2008.00802.x     Document Type: Article

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