PCR differential display of immune gene expression in Trichoplusia ni

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-184

  Kang, Daiwu ^a   Liu, Gang ^a   Gunne, Hans ^a   Steiner, Håkan ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attacin; Cecropin; Insect immunity; Lysozyme; PCR differential display

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, INSECT; IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; LEPIDOPTERA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 0030087789     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00080-1     Document Type: Article

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