The use of recombinant protein and RNA interference approaches to study the reproductive functions of a gonad-stimulating hormone from the shrimp Metapenaeus ensis

FEBS Journal

Volumn 274, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 4385-4395

  Tiu, Shirley Hiu Kwan ^a   Chan, Siu Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Eyestalk neuropeptide hormone; RNA interference; Shrimp; Vitellogenin gene

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GONADOTROPIN; MOLT INHIBITING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXPLANT; FEMALE; GANGLION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOLYMPH; HEPATOPANCREAS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; METAPENAEUS ENSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SHRIMP; TISSUE CULTURE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CRUSTACEA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; HEPATOPANCREAS; INVERTEBRATE HORMONES; OVARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REPRODUCTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; VITELLOGENINS;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); METAPENAEUS ENSIS;

EID: 34548118718     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2007.05968.x     Document Type: Article

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