The use of gene silencing to study the role of dopa decarboxylase in mosquito melanization reactions

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 237-244

  Huang, C Y ^a   Chou, S Y ^a   Bartholomay, L C ^b   Christensen, B M ^b   Chen, C C ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Armigeres subalbatus; Dopa decarboxylase; Melanization; Mosquito; Sindbis virus gene silencing system

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; MELANIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOPA DECARBOXYLASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HEMOLYMPH; MELANINS;

ARMIGERES SUBALBATUS; SINDBIS VIRUS;

EID: 20444420191     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2004.00552.x     Document Type: Article

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