Regulation of the ferritin heavy-chain homologue gene in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 223-236

  Pham, D Q D ^a   Douglass, P L ^a,b   Chavez, C A ^a,c   Shaffer, J J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

^b Prodesse Inc   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Heavy chain homologue; Iron; Mosquito ferritin; Orientation independent

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; INSECT PROTEIN; IRON;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGULATORY SEQUENCE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELLS, CULTURED; FERRITINS; INSECT PROTEINS; IRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

AEDES AEGYPTI; INSECTA;

EID: 20444401582     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2004.00550.x     Document Type: Article

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