Decreased survival of mosquito cells after stable transfection with a Drosophila ecdysteroid response element: Possible involvement of a 40 kDa DNA binding protein

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Jayachandran, Gitanjali ^a   Fallon, Ann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Cell line; Ecdysteroid receptor; Ecre

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; DROSOPHILA; INSECTA;

EID: 2942683217     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jis/2.1.21     Document Type: Article

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