Reevaluation of the role of early trypsin activity in the transcriptional activation of the late trypsin gene in the mosquito Aedes aegypti

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 336-343

  Lu, S J ^a   Pennington, J E ^a   Stonehouse, A R ^a   Mobula, M M ^a   Wells, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Regulation; RNAi; Transcription; Trypsin inhibitor

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 33645069150     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2006.01.011     Document Type: Article

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