Transcriptional profiling of midgut immunity response and degeneration in the wandering silkworm, Bombyx mori.

Transcriptional profiling of midgut immunity response and degeneration in the wandering silkworm, Bombyx mori.

BACKGROUND: Lepidoptera insects have a novel development process comprising several metamorphic stages during their life cycle compared with vertebrate animals. Unlike most Lepidoptera insects that live on nectar during the adult stage, the Bombyx mori silkworm adults do not eat anything and die aft...

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Main Authors: Qiuyun Xu, Anrui Lu, Guohua Xiao, Bing Yang, Jie Zhang, Xuquan Li, Jingmin Guan, Qimiao Shao, Brenda T Beerntsen, Peng Zhang, Chengshu Wang, Erjun Ling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3427160?pdf=render

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