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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Main Authors: Carlos J Esquivel (Author), Bryan J Cassone (Author), Peter M Piermarini (Author)
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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