Annotation and expression profiling of apoptosis-related genes in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 331-345

  Bryant, Bart ^a   Blair, Carol D ^b   Olson, Ken E ^b   Clem, Rollie J ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Apoptosis; Ark; BG4; Caspase; Dnr1; IAP; IMP; Michelob_x; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALARIA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM; YELLOW FEVER; YELLOW FEVER FLAVIVIRUS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, INSECT; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INSECT PROTEINS; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM; YELLOW FEVER; YELLOW FEVER VIRUS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARBOVIRUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 38949142280     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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