Functional analysis of AeSCP-2 using gene expression knockdown in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 301-307

  Blitzer, E J ^a   Vyazunova, I ^a   Lan, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult development; Cholesterol; Fertility; RNAi; Sterol carrier protein 2

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; INSECT PROTEIN; STEROL CARRIER PROTEINS;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; INSECT; LARVA; METABOLISM; MUTATION; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL; GENE SILENCING; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MUTATION; OVUM; PUPA; REPRODUCTION;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 20444374767     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2005.00560.x     Document Type: Article

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