Molecular characterization of a sodium channel gene from the Silkworm Bombyx mori

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-151

  Shao, Ya Ming ^a   Dong, Ke ^b   Tang, Zhen Hua ^a   Zhang, Chuan Xi ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative splicing; Bombyx mori; Para; Voltage gated sodium channel

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL PROTEINS;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SILKWORM;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SODIUM CHANNELS;

BLATTELLA GERMANICA; BOMBYX MORI; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA;

EID: 60549096080     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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