Cloning, expression and functional analysis of farnesoic acid O-methyltransferase (FAMeT) in the mud crab, Scylla paramamosain

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 209-222

  Yang, Yanan ^a   Ye, Haihui ^a   Huang, Huiyang ^a   Jin, Zhuxing ^a   Li, Shaojing ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

farnesoic acid O methyltransferase (FAMeT); gene cloning; molting; mud crab; reproduction; Scylla paramamosain; tissue expression

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CATALYSIS; CLONE; CRAB; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH; HORMONE; REPRODUCTION;

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HEXAPODA; SCYLLA; SCYLLA PARAMAMOSAIN;

EID: 84866172862     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236244.2012.717372     Document Type: Article

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