Molecular characterization of an arachnid sodium channel gene from the varroa mite (Varroa destructor)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 733-739

  Wang, Ruiwu ^a,b   Huang, Zachary Y ^a   Dong, Ke ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative splicing; Para; Varroa mite; Voltage gated sodium channel

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; DROSOPHILA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 0038643783     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(03)00068-7     Document Type: Article

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