Isolation and partial characterization of a protease with kallikrein-like activity from the egg-nests of hylesia metabus (crammer 1775) (Lepidoptera: Saturnidae), preliminary communication
Hylesia metabus is a species of moth, distributed principally in North Eastern Venezuela. Adult females use their abdominal hairs to cover and protect the eggs from predators and parasites. These hairs have urticating properties, causing a severe dermatitis in humans, whose symptoms worsen usin...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad del Zulia
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Revista Científica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/cientifica/article/view/14828 |