Bloodmeal-induced differential gene expression in the disease vector culex nigripalpus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 326-330

  Smartt, Chelsea T ^a   Erickson, Jennifer S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood feeding; Culex nigripalpus; Gene expression; Midgut

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CULEX; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULEX NIGRIPALPUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 41049091724     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[326:BDGEIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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