Multiple vitellogenins from the Haemaphysalis longicornis tick are crucial for ovarian development

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1587-1598

  Boldbaatar, Damdinsuren ^a   Umemiya Shirafuji, Rika ^a   Liao, Min ^a   Tanaka, Tetsuya ^a   Xuan, Xuenan ^b   Fujisaki, Kozo ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

MRNA expression; Native protein expression; RNA interference; Tick; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; VITELLOGENIN;

BLOOD; BODY MASS; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOPHAGY; MATURATION; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN; TICK;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; TICK;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IXODIDAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; VITELLOGENINS;

HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 77955771029     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.05.019     Document Type: Article

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