Microarray and RNAi Analysis of P450s in Anopheles gambiae Male and Female Steroidogenic Tissues: CYP307A1 is Required for Ecdysteroid Synthesis
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ORGANISM(S): Anopheles gambiae
SUBMITTER: Emilie Pondeville
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-1697 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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