mialome

English

Etymology

Blend of midgut +‎ sialome.^[1]

Noun

mialome (plural mialomes)

(biology) The set of mRNA and proteins expressed in the midgut of a bloodsucking arthropod.

References

^ J. Chmelař et al. (2015) “Sialomes and Mialomes: A Systems-Biology View of Tick Tissues and Tick–Host Interactions”, in Trends in Parasitology‎^[1]

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