Putative-farnesoic acid O-methyltransferase (FAMeT) in medfly reproduction

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-106

  Vannini, Laura ^a,b   Ciolfi, Silvia ^a   Dallai, Romano ^a   Frati, Francesco ^a   Hoffmann, Klaus H ^b   Meyering Vos, Martina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Juvenile hormone; Medfly; Real time PCR; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

FARNESOIC ACID O METHYLTRANSFERASE; FARNESOIC ACID O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; JUVENILE HORMONE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PRIMER DNA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; EGG LAYING; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; JUVENILE HORMONES; MALE; METHYLTRANSFERASES; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77957911875     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: 15206327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20382     Document Type: Article

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