Characterization of a carboxypeptidase a gene from the mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-38

  Edwards, M J ^a   Moskalyk, L A ^b   Donelly Doman, M ^b   Vlaskova, M ^c   Noriega, F G ^d   Walker, V K ^f   Jacobs Lorena, Marcelo ^c,e  

^a OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institute of Parasitology   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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

^f NONE

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Carboxypeptidase A; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CARBOXIPEPTIDASE A; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE INDUCTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION; OPEN READING FRAME;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES A; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, MESSENGER;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; INSECTA;

EID: 0034143965     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2000.00159.x     Document Type: Article

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