Identification of novel bombyxin genes from the genome of the silkmoth bombyx mori and analysis of their expression

Zoological Science

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 609-616

  Aslam, Abu F M ^a   Kiya, Taketoshi ^a   Mita, Kazuei ^b   Iwami, Masafumi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

bombyxin; brain; fat body; gene expression; insulin; insulin like growth factor; ovary

Indexed keywords

BOMBYXINS; NEUROPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SILKWORM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME, INSECT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NEUROPEPTIDES; PHYLOGENY;

BOMBYX MORI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79961042330     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.28.609     Document Type: Article

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