Autophagy, apoptosis, and ecdysis-related gene expression in the silk gland of the silkworm (Bombyx mori) during metamorphosis

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1169-1178

  Li, Qingrong ^a   Deng, Xiaojuan ^b   Yang, Wanying ^b   Huang, Zhijun ^b   Tettamanti, Gianluca ^c   Cao, Yang ^b   Feng, Qili ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; CATERPILLAR; GENE EXPRESSION; METAMORPHOSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PUPA; SEX HORMONE;

BOMBYX MORI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 78650299283     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z10-083     Document Type: Article

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