Heat shock proteins contribute to mosquito dehydration tolerance

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-156

  Benoit, Joshua B ^a   Lopez Martinez, Giancarlo ^a   Phillips, Zachary P ^a   Patrick, Kevin R ^a   Denlinger, David L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat shock proteins; Mosquito; RNAi; Water balance

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; INSECT PROTEIN; WATER;

BLOOD; DEHYDRATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MOSQUITO; PROTEIN; RNA; TOLERANCE; WATER BUDGET; WATER STRESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HSP90 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; WATER;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULEX PIPIENS;

EID: 74449083886     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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