Bladder grasshoppers (Caelifera: Pneumoridae) contain three adipokinetic peptides

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-217

  Gäde, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adipokinetic peptide; Bullacris discolor; Caelifera; Edman sequencing; MALDI mass spectrometry; Peptide sequencing; Pneumoridae

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; ENZYME; GRASSHOPPER; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

BULLACRIS; CAELIFERA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; PNEUMORIDAE;

EID: 55349123665     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2008.030     Document Type: Article

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