Molecular genetic analysis of midgut serine proteases in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 903-912

  Isoe, Jun ^a   Rascón Jr , Alberto A ^a   Kunz, Susan ^a   Miesfeld, Roger L ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood meal; Digestion; Fecundity; RNAi

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIGESTION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DIGESTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GENE SILENCING; OOCYTES; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; SERINE PROTEASES;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 73449091116     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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