Molecular cloning and expression of two hexamerin cDNAS from the mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-66

  Gordadze, A V ^a,b   Korochkina, S E ^a,c   Zakharkin, S O ^a   Norton, A L ^a,d   Beneš, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; cDNA sequences; Haemolymph; Hexamerin; Mosquito; Stage and sex specific gene expression

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; HEXAMERIN; MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE; MOLECULAR CLONING;

AEDES AEGYPTI; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033081783     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1999.810055.x     Document Type: Article

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