Silencing of Iron and Heme-Related Genes Revealed a Paramount Role of Iron in the Physiology of the Hematophagous Vector Rhodnius prolixus

Ana Beatriz Walter‐Nuno, Mabel L. Taracena, Rafael D. Mesquita, Pedro L. Oliveira, Gabriela O. Paiva‐Silva

Frontiers in Genetics · 2018 · 26 citations · 66 references

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physiology and imbalances in the levels of these key proteins after a blood- meal can be extremely deleterious to the insects in their various stages of development.

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