Organisms

Manduca

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.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Manducas
  • Manduca sexta
  • Tobacco Hornworm
  • Hornworm, Tobacco
  • Hornworms, Tobacco
  • Manduca sextas
  • Tobacco Hornworms
  • sextas, Manduca

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

a genus of moth; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted; do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111

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History Note

95

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Previous Indexing

  • Insects (1967-1974)
  • Lepidoptera (1975-1994)
  • Moths (1975-1994)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Manduca. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018402. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018402
  2. Manduca. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manduca
  3. Manduca. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134774