Expression of genes encoding proteins involved in ecdysteroidogenesis in the female mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 471-490

  Sieglaff, Douglas H ^a   Duncan, Kelli Adams ^a   Brown, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenodoxin reductase; Aldo keto reductase; Cytochrome P450 enzyme; Diazepam binding inhibitor; Oogenesis; Radioimmunoassay; Real time PCR; Start1

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944422221     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2005.01.011     Document Type: Article

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