Phenylalanine metabolism regulates reproduction and parasite melanization in the malaria mosquito.

The blood meal of the female malaria mosquito is a pre-requisite to egg production and also represents the transmission route for the malaria parasite. The proper and rapid assimilation of proteins and nutrients in the blood meal creates a significant metabolic challenge for the mosquito. To better...

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Библиографические подробности
Главные авторы: Silke Fuchs, Volker Behrends, Jacob G Bundy, Andrea Crisanti, Tony Nolan
Формат: Статья
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Серии:PLoS ONE
Online-ссылка:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24409310/?tool=EBI