Trypsin and aminopeptidase gene expression is affected by age and food composition in Anopheles gambiae

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 651-658

  Lemos, Francisco J A ^a,c   Cornel, Anthonyon J ^b   Jacobs Lorena, Marcelo ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminopeptidase; Anopheles; Digestion; Trypsin

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; TRYPSIN;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME MAP; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENETICS; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; AMINOPEPTIDASES; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MICE; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; TRYPSIN;

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE;

EID: 0030186191     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(96)00014-8     Document Type: Article

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