Effects of zinc on CarE activities and its gene transcript level in the English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae

As a selective stress, heavy metals play an important role in inducing the adaptive adjustments of insects to changing environments. Carboxylesterase (CarE) is one kind of biomarker that could help us to explore the adaptation mechanism of aphids to heavy metal stress. In this study, CarE activity...

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Main Authors: Gao, Huan-Huan, Zhao, Hui-Yan, Yang, Jie, Zhang, Li, Bai, Xiao-Hui, Hu, Zu-Qing, Hu, Xiang-Shun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4207521/