Malaria-induced apoptosis in mosquito ovaries: A mechanism to control vector egg production

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 2773-2780

  Hopwood, Jane A ^a   Ahmed, Ashraf M ^a   Polwart, Anthony ^a   Williams, Gwyn T ^a   Hurd, Hilary ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Apoptosis; Caspase; Follicle resorption; Follicular epithelium; Malaria; Mosquito; Nurse cell; Oogenesis; Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; DNA FRAGMENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG ANTAGONISM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM YOELII;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PLASMODIUM YOELII;

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PLASMODIUM YOELII NIGERIENSIS;

EID: 0035745747     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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