Molecular characterization of the cDNA encoding ecdysone receptor isoform B1 and its expression in the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 650-658

  Cong, Lin ^a   Yang, Wen Jia ^a   Shen, Guang Mao ^a   Dou, Wei ^a   Wang, Jin Jun ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bactrocera dorsalis; characterization; cloning; ecdysone receptor; RT qPCR

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ENTOMOLOGY; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN;

EID: 84867825934     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.095.0316     Document Type: Article

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