The accumulation of specific mRNAs following multiple blood meals in Anopheles gambiae

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-103

  Nirmala, X ^a   Marinotti, O ^a   James, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Antiparasite effector molecules; Gene expression; Multiple blood feeding; Plasmodium; Transmission blocking

Indexed keywords

APYRASE; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; CATHEPSIN; CHYMOTRYPSIN; LIPOPHORIN; LIPOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; TRYPSIN; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; APYRASE; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; CATHEPSINS; CHYMOTRYPSIN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRYPSIN; VITELLOGENINS;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; EUKARYOTA; INSECTA;

EID: 13544264646     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2005.00535.x     Document Type: Article

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