RNA interference unveils functions of the hypertrehalosemic hormone on cyclic fluctuation of hemolymph trehalose and oviposition in the virgin female Blattella germanica

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 858-864

  Huang, Jia Hsin ^a   Lee, How Jing ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adipokinetic hormone; Ootheca; Reproductive cycle; RNA interference; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYPERTREHALOSEMIC HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE; TREHALOSE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY FLUID; COCKROACH; DATE (TIME); DISACCHARIDE; FAT RESERVE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE; OVIPOSITION; PEPTIDE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLATTELLIDAE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; VITELLOGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLATTELLIDAE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; HEMOLYMPH; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROPEPTIDES; OOCYTES; OVIPOSITION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; TREHALOSE; VITELLOGENESIS;

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; HEXAPODA; OOTHECA;

EID: 79959916330     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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