"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.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.050.500.131.617.561.650.525
Concept/Terms
Tobacco Hornworm- Tobacco Hornworm
- Hornworm, Tobacco
- Hornworms, Tobacco
- Tobacco Hornworms
- Manduca sexta
- Manduca sextas
- sexta, Manduca
- sextas, Manduca
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Manduca" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Manduca" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Manduca" by people in Profiles.
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High-resolution analysis of differential gene expression during skeletal muscle atrophy and programmed cell death. Physiol Genomics. 2020 10 01; 52(10):492-511.
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The control of nocifensive movements in the caterpillar Manduca sexta. J Exp Biol. 2020 08 18; 223(Pt 16).
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Effect of starvation on lipophorin density in fifth instar larval Manduca sexta. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol. 2013 Nov; 84(3):145-56.
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Development of a glial network in the olfactory nerve: role of calcium and neuronal activity. Neuron Glia Biol. 2010 Nov; 6(4):245-61.
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Chemical modification of the insecticidal briantheins X and Y. J Nat Prod. 2010 Mar 26; 73(3):346-51.
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Molecular and mass spectral identification of the broadly conserved decapod crustacean neuropeptide pQIRYHQCYFNPISCF: the first PISCF-allatostatin (Manduca sexta- or C-type allatostatin) from a non-insect. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2010 Jan 01; 165(1):1-10.
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Increased melanizing activity in Anopheles gambiae does not affect development of Plasmodium falciparum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Nov 07; 103(45):16858-63.
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The control of growth and differentiation of the wing imaginal disks of Manduca sexta. Dev Biol. 2007 Feb 15; 302(2):569-76.
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The biomechanical and neural control of hydrostatic limb movements in Manduca sexta. J Exp Biol. 2004 Aug; 207(Pt 17):3043-53.
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Insights into the molecular basis of the hormonal control of molting and metamorphosis from Manduca sexta and Drosophila melanogaster. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2003 Dec; 33(12):1327-38.