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ArticleInsects2021

Characteristics of the Peritrophic Matrix of the Silkworm,

Xu-Le Zha, Han Wang, Wei Sun, Hong-Yan Zhang, Jin Wen, Xian-Zhi Huang, Cheng Lu, Yi-Hong Shen

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Article in Insects, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xu-Le ZhaState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China.
Han WangState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China.
Wei SunLaboratory of Evolutionary and Functional Genomics, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401311, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6345-3435
Hong-Yan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China.
Jin WenState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China.
Xian-Zhi HuangScience and Technology Department, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
Cheng LuState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China.
Yi-Hong ShenState Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China.
Southwest University · CNChongqing University · CN

Funding

Agriculture Research System of China CARS-18-0503
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The peritrophic matrix (PM) secreted by the midgut cells of insects is formed by the binding of PM proteins to chitin fibrils. The PM envelops the food bolus, serving as a barrier between the content of the midgut lumen and its epithelium, and plays a protective role for epithelial cells against mechanical damage, pathogens, toxins, and other harmful substances. However, few studies have investigated the characteristics and synthesis factors of the PM in the silkworm,

Indexed as

Bombyx morifoodgut microbiotaperitrophic matrix

Identifiers

PMID34199436
PMCPMC8227122
OpenAlexW3170236898

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