Existence of phenol oxidase in the argasid tick Ornithodoros moubata

Existence of phenol oxidase in the argasid tick Ornithodoros moubata

Phenol oxidase (PO, EC 1.10.3.1) activity was detected in the hemolymph of the fourth instar nymphs of the argasid tick, Ornithodoros moubata, with peak levels corresponding to the days before the majority of the nymphs had molted, suggestive of a protective role of PO during the ecdysial phase. Hig...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kadota, Kimie, Satoh, Eiki, Ochiai, Masanari, Inoue, Noboru, Tsuji, Naotoshi, Igarashi, Ikuo, Nagasawa, Hideyuki, Mikami, Takeshi, Claveria, Florencia G., Fujisaki, Kozo
Format: text
Published: Animo Repository 2002
Subjects:
Phenol oxidase
Argasidae
Ornithodoros moubata
Biology
Online Access:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4468
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution: De La Salle University

Internet

https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4468

Similar Items