Transcriptomic Evidence for a Dramatic Functional Transition of the Malpighian Tubules after a Blood Meal in the Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus

BACKGROUND: The consumption of a vertebrate blood meal by adult female mosquitoes is necessary for their reproduction, but it also presents significant physiological challenges to mosquito osmoregulation and metabolism. The renal (Malpighian) tubules of mosquitoes play critical roles in the initial...

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Autores principales: Esquivel, Carlos J., Cassone, Bryan J., Piermarini, Peter M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4046972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24901705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002929

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4046972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24901705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002929

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