Two-dimensional gel analysis of haemolymph proteins from Plasmodium-melanizing and -non-melanizing strains of Anopheles gambiae

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-45

  Chun, J ^a   McMaster, J ^a   Han, Y S ^a   Schwartz, A ^a   Paskewitz, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Haemolymph proteins; Mosquito; Plasmodium; Susceptibility; Two dimensional gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; GENETIC STRAIN; GENETIC TRAIT; HEMOLYMPH PROTEIN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MELANIZATION; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT PROTEINS; MELANINS; PLASMODIUM;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; MANDUCA;

EID: 0034144453     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2000.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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