Whole-mount identification of gene transcripts in aphids: Protocols and evaluation of probe accessibility

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 186-196

  Chang, Chun Che ^a   Huang, Ting Yu ^a   Shih, Chun Liang ^a,c   Lin, Gee Way ^a   Chang, Te Pin ^a   Chiu, Hui ^a   Chang, Wen Chang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acyrthosiphon pisum; mRNA; Pea aphid; Whole mount in situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

DEAD BOX PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; APHID; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METHODOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; RNA PROBE;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA PROBES;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; EUKARYOTA; PISUM SATIVUM; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 52449119831     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: 15206327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20243     Document Type: Article

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