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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > animal proteins > arthropod proteins
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > animal proteins > arthropod proteins
Preferred Term:

arthropod proteins

Definition:
Proteins synthesized by organisms belonging to the phylum Arthropoda. Included in this heading are proteins from the subdivisions Arachnida; Crustacea; and horseshoe crabs. Note that a separate heading for insect proteins is listed under this heading.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
animal proteins
Narrower Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • crustacean proteins
  • arachnid proteins
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/314453
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RDF/XMLCreated 2018-03-01, last modified 2018-11-14