Molecular cloning, characterization and tissue expression of prophenoloxidase cDNA from the mosquito Armigeres subalbatus inoculated with Dirofilaria immitis microfilariae

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-40

  Cho, W L ^a   Liu, H S ^b   Lee, C H ^a   Kuo, C C ^a   Chang, T Y ^b   Liu, C T ^a   Chen, C C ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Armigeres subalbatus; Dirofilaria immitis; Molecular cloning; Prophenoloxidase cDNA; Tissue expression

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENZYME PRECURSOR; PRO PHENOLOXIDASE; PRO-PHENOLOXIDASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSQUITO; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CATECHOL OXIDASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CULICIDAE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DOGS; ENZYME PRECURSORS; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0032008205     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1998.71049.x     Document Type: Article

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