A comparative study of protein and enzymatic activity in venoms of some common wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from São Paulo State

Sociobiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 271-282

  Da Silva, Giselly Pereira ^a   Brochetto Braga, Márcia R ^a   Ruberti, Maristela ^a   Ternero, Marcos Lima ^a   Gobbi, Nivar ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agelaia pallipes pallipes; Enzymes; Polistes simillimus; Polybia ignobilis; Polybia paulista; Protein; Venom; Vespidae

Indexed keywords

ACULEATA; AGELAIA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; POLISTES; POLISTES SIMILLIMUS; POLYBIA; POLYBIA IGNOBILIS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 4644360277     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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