Key roles of the Broad-Complex gene in insect embryogenesis

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 468-475

  Piulachs, Maria Dolors ^a   Pagone, Viviana ^a   Bellés, Xavier ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY CSIC UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT HORMONE; INSECT PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COCKROACH; DRUG ANTAGONISM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; COCKROACHES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; INSECT HORMONES; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77953551288     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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