Long-term effects and parental RNAi in the blood feeder Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera; Reduviidae)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1015-1020

  Paim, Rafaela M M ^a   Araujo, Ricardo N ^a,c   Lehane, Michael J ^b   Gontijo, Nelder F ^a,c   Pereira, Marcos H ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Entomologia Molecular INCT EM CNPq   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Parental RNAi; Persistence; Rhodnius prolixus; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; HEMOPROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; NITROPHORIN; SALIVA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PARENTAL RNAI; PERSISTENCE; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; RNA INTERFERENCE; TIME;

PARENTAL RNAI; PERSISTENCE; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; FEMALE; HEMEPROTEINS; HUMANS; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; RHODNIUS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; SALIVARY PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES; TIME;

EID: 84884388673     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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