Systemic RNA-interference in the honeybee Apis mellifera: Tissue dependent uptake of fluorescent siRNA after intra-abdominal application observed by laser-scanning microscopy

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 851-857

  Jarosch, A ^a   Moritz, R F A ^a,b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fluorescent siRNA; Honeybees; Laser scanning microscopy; RNA interference; Tissue composition

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; INSECT PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

FAT RESERVE; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HONEYBEE; INHIBITION; LASER METHOD; MICROSCOPY; RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OVARY; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BEES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCEROLPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; INSECT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OVARY; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 79959910571     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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