Juvenile hormone analogues, methoprene and fenoxycarb dose-dependently enhance certain enzyme activities in the silkworm bombyx mori (l)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 120-124

  Mamatha, Devi M ^a   Kanji, Vijaya K ^a   Cohly, Hari H P ^b   Rao, M Rajeswara ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Jackson State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fenoxycarb; Juvenile hormone analogues; Larva; Methoprene; Silkworm bombyx mori (l)

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; FENOXYCARB; METHOPRENE; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SILKWORM;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 46149106601     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph5020120     Document Type: Article

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