Structure of the Bombyx sorbitol dehydrogenase gene: A possible alternative use of the promoter

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 269-280

  Niimi, T ^a,b   Yamashita, O ^a   Yaginuma, T ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; cold treatment; embryonic diapause; gene structure; sorbitol dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; GALLUS GALLUS; INSECTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030293131     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1996.tb00101.x     Document Type: Article

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