Induced and constitutive responses of digestive enzymes to plant toxins in an herbivorous mammal

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 4133-4140

  Kohl, Kevin D ^a   Dearing, M Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestive enzymes; Plant secondary chemicals; Plant herbivore interactions

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE; PLANT RESIN; SUCRASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; HERBIVORY; LARREA; METABOLISM; SIGMODONTINAE;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; AMYLASES; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD13; CHYMOTRYPSIN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HERBIVORY; LARREA; RESINS, PLANT; SIGMODONTINAE; SUCRASE;

EID: 83155181831     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.062356     Document Type: Article

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