Gene expression of ecdysteroid-regulated gene E74 of the honeybee in ovary and brain

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-15

  Paul, R K ^a   Takeuchi, H ^a   Matsuo, Y ^a   Kubo, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; Caste; Ecdysteroid; Honeybee; Mushroom body; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ECDYSTEROID; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BEES; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BRAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ECDYSTEROIDS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; OVARY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; EUKARYOTA; INSECTA;

EID: 13544264647     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2004.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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