A mammalian-like lipase gene is expressed in the female reproductive accessory glands of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera, Psychodidae)

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 501-508

  Rosetto, Marco ^a   Belardinelli, M ^a   Fausto, A M ^a   Marchini, D ^b   Bongiorno, G ^c   Maroli, M ^c   Mazzini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accessory glands; Lipase; Phlebotomus papatasi; Reproduction; Sand fly

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; LIPASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHLEBOTOMUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPTERA; EUKARYOTA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 0141651703     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2003.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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