Molecular characterization of insulin-like peptide genes and their expression in the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-315

  Krieger, M J B ^a   Jahan, N ^b   Riehle, M A ^c   Cao, C ^d   Brown, M R ^e  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BioForce Nanosciences Incorporated   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bombyxin; Gene duplication; Peptide hormone

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; PEPTIDE; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIFE CYCLE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; EUKARYOTA; INSECTA;

EID: 2942750368     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0962-1075.2004.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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