"Manduca" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of sphinx or hawk moths of the family Sphingidae. These insects are used in molecular biology studies during all stages of their life cycle.
| Descriptor ID |
D018402
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.650.525
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| Concept/Terms |
Tobacco Hornworm- Tobacco Hornworm
- Hornworm, Tobacco
- Hornworms, Tobacco
- Tobacco Hornworms
- Manduca sexta
- Manduca sextas
- sextas, Manduca
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Manduca" by people in Profiles.
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Identification of chemosensory receptor genes in Manduca sexta and knockdown by RNA interference. BMC Genomics. 2012 May 30; 13:211.
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Voltage-dependent ionic currents in the ventromedial eclosion hormone neurons of Manduca sexta. J Exp Biol. 1999 Sep; 202(Pt 17):2371-83.