A tapeworm molecule manipulates vitellogenin expression in the beetle Tenebrio molitor

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 497-505

  Warr, E ^a   Meredith, J M ^a   Nimmo, D D ^a,b   Basu, S ^a   Hurd, H ^a   Eggleston, P ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OXITEC LIMITED   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hymenolepis diminuta; mRNA abundance; Tenebrio molitor; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA; VITELLOGENIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FAT BODY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYMENOLEPIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; SECRETIONS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TENEBRIO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BODILY SECRETIONS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FAT BODY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HYMENOLEPIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TENEBRIO; VITELLOGENINS;

CESTODA; COLEOPTERA; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 33746661625     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2006.00663.x     Document Type: Article

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