Venus Kinase Receptors at the Crossroads of Insulin Signaling: Their Role in Reproduction for Helminths and Insects

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Dissous, Colette ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

helminths; insect vectors; insulin; reproduction; venus kinase receptor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954049463     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2015.00118     Document Type: Article

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