Functional validation of the carbon dioxide receptor genes in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes using RNA interference

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-127

  Erdelyan, C N G ^a   Mahood, T H ^a   Bader, T S Y ^a   Whyard, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; carbon dioxide receptor; Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE RECEPTOR; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; INSECT PROTEIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA INTERFERENCE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 84855955070     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2011.01120.x     Document Type: Article

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