In vitro effect of Canavalia ensiformis urease and the derived peptide Jaburetox-2Ec on Rhodnius prolixus Malpighian tubules

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-263

  Stanisçuaski, Fernanda ^a   Te Brugge, Victoria ^b   Carlini, Célia R ^a   Orchard, Ian ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Jaburetox 2Ec; Malpighian tubules; Rhodnius prolixus; Urease

Indexed keywords

BIOPESTICIDE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INSECT; LEGUME; PEPTIDE; PLANT DEFENSE; SEED; TOXICITY; WATER BUDGET;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANAVALIA; CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS; FUNGI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEXAPODA; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS;

JABURETOX 2EC, CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS; JABURETOX-2EC, CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS; SEROTONIN; UREASE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; LARVA; MALPIGHIAN TUBULE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RHODNIUS; SECOND MESSENGER; SECRETION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; LARVA; MALPIGHIAN TUBULES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RHODNIUS; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS; SEROTONIN; UREASE;

EID: 59649109728     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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