Differential expression of cytochrome c oxidase subunit III gene in castes of the termite Reticulitermes santonensis

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 551-557

  Liénard, Marjorie A ^a   Lassance, Jean Marc X S ^a   Paulmier, Ivan ^b   Picimbon, Jean François ^a   Löfstedt, Christer ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Centre Technique du Bois et de l'Ameublement   (France)

Author keywords

COXIII; Mitochondrial DNA; R. flavipes; Real time PCR; Reticulitermes

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

CYTOCHROME; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOCIAL INSECT; TERMITE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; ISOPTERA; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, INSECT; ISOPTERA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RETICULITERMES SANTONENSIS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33646769636     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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