Metabolic fate of [14C]-labeled meal protein amino acids in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 337-349

  Zhou, Guoli ^a   Flowers, Matthew ^a   Friedrich, Kenneth ^a   Horton, James ^a   Pennington, James ^a   Wells, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult nutrition; Fecundity; Metabolic homeostasis; Survival; Trade off

Indexed keywords

METABOLISM;

AEDES AEGYPTI; EUGLENA GRACILIS;

AMINO ACID; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GLYCOGEN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG LAYING; EUGLENA GRACILIS; FEMALE; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE;

AEDES; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BLOOD; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; DIETARY PROTEINS; EUGLENA GRACILIS; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN; LIPID METABOLISM; OVIPOSITION; OVUM;

EID: 1842830778     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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