Partitioning of glycogen, lipid, and sugar in ovaries and body remnants of female Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) fed human blood

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-22

  Naksathit, Amara T ^a,b   Edman, John D ^a,c   Scott, Thomas W ^a,d  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Blood feeding; Body remnants; Energy reserves; Ovaries

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

GLYCOGEN; SUCROSE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FEMALE; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; BLOOD; HUMAN; OVARY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN; LIPID METABOLISM; SUCROSE; BLOOD; HUMANS; OVARY;

EID: 0032603955     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.1.18     Document Type: Article

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