Developmental expression and gene/enzyme identifications in the alpha esterase gene cluster of Drosophila melanogaster

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 459-471

  Campbell, Peter M ^b   Robin, G C D Q ^a   Court, L N ^b   Dorrian, S J ^b   Russell, R J ^b   Oakeshott, J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

alpha Est5; alpha Est7; Carboxylesterase; CG1089; CG1112; Est 9; Est C; Insecticide resistance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; ESTERASES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PEPTIDE MAPPING;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0141651712     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2003.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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