The members of bHLH transcription factor superfamily are required for female reproduction in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1481-1489

  Bitra, Kavita ^a   Palli, Subba R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Oogenesis; Red flour beetle; RNA interference; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; INSECT PROTEIN;

BEETLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; METAZOAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; TRIBOLIUM; EMBRYOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; REPRODUCTION; TRIBOLIUM;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; METAZOA; NEMATODA; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77955429859     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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