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Differential expression of fat body genes in Glossina morsitans morsitans following infection with Trypanosoma brucei brucei by Lehane, M.J., Gibson, W., Lehane, S.M.

“…To determine which fat body genes were differentially expressed following infection of Glossina morsitans morsitans with Trypanosoma brucei brucei we generated…”
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Grouping of trypanosome species in mixed infections in Glossina pallidipes by Lehane, M J, Msangi, A R, Whitaker, C J, Lehane, S M

“…Trypanosomes in the dissection-positive proboscis of Glossina pallidipes were identified by PCR using species-specific primers. Of the 3741 flies dissected 643…”
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Prolonged gene knockdown in the tsetse fly Glossina by feeding double stranded RNA by Walshe, D.P, Lehane, S.M, Lehane, M.J, Haines, L.R

“…Reverse genetic studies based on RNA interference (RNAi) have revolutionized analysis of gene function in most insects. However the necessity of injecting…”
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Antioxidant gene expression in the blood-feeding fly Glossina morsitans morsitans by Munks, R.J.L, Sant'Anna, M.R.V, Grail, W, Gibson, W, Igglesden, T, Yoshiyama, M, Lehane, S.M, Lehane, M.J

“…We report the characterization of 11 antioxidant genes from the tsetse fly Glossina m. morsitans. Through similarity searches which detected homology we…”
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Regulation of midgut defensin production in the blood‐sucking insect Stomoxys calcitrans by Munks, R. J. L, Hamilton, J. V, Lehane, S. M, Lehane, M. J

“…The Stomoxys midgut defensin (Smd) family of genes are exclusively expressed in the anterior midgut of adult flies. Their putative function is protection of…”
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Association of midgut defensin with a novel serine protease in the blood-sucking fly Stomoxys calcitrans by Hamilton, J. V., Munks, R. J. L., Lehane, S. M., Lehane, M. J.

“…Using ELISA we provide direct evidence that the midgut defensins of the blood‐sucking fly Stomoxys calcitrans are secreted into the gut lumen. We show that…”
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Development of a case representation strategy for a bridge design case base by Moore, C.J, Lehane, M.S

“…This paper deals with the development of a case-based reasoning (CBR) system for bridge design. The work reported has been conducted in close collaboration…”
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Molecular cloning and sequencing of salivary gland-specific cDNAs of the blood-sucking bug Triatoma brasiliensis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) by Sant Anna, M. R. V., Araújo, J. G. V. C., Pereira, M. H., Pesquero, J. L., Diotaiuti, L., Lehane, S. M., Lehane, M. J.

“…Haematophagous insects produce pharmacological substances in their saliva to counteract vertebrate host haemostasis events such as coagulation,…”
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Midgut-specific immune molecules are produced by the blood-sucking insect Stomoxys calcitrans by Lehane, M.J, Wu, D, Lehane, S.M

“…We have cloned and sequenced two defensins, Smd1 and Smd2, from anterior midgut tissue of the blood-sucking fly Stomoxys calcitrans. The DNA and N-terminal…”
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Cloning, sequencing, temporal expression and tissue-specificity of two serine proteases from the midgut of the blood-feeding fly Stomoxys calcitrans by Lehane, S.M, Assinder, S.J, Lehane, M.J

“…Using highly degenerate, serine‐protease‐specific PCR primers on a midgut‐specific cDNA library it was estimated that a minimum of 24 independent serine…”
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