The ascidian prophenoloxidase activating system
Phenoloxidases/tyrosinases initiate melanin synthesis in almost all organisms, and are involved in different biological activities such as the colour change of human hair and the browning or blackening of fruit skin etc. In many invertebrates, defence reactions are linked to phenoloxidase activity a...
| Published in: | Invertebrate Survival Journal |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2009-03-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.isj.unimo.it/articoli/ISJ-Suppl-008.pdf |