From: Analysis of gene expression in the midgut of Bombyx mori during the larval molting stage
 | Number of differentially expressed genes | Number of down-regulated genes (IV-M:3 h vs. IV-3:12 h) (%) |
---|---|---|
Metabolisma | 211 | 165 (78.20Â %) |
Carbohydrate metabolism | 51 | 40 (78.43Â %) |
Amino acid metabolism | 31 | 26 (83.87Â %) |
Nucleic acid metabolism | 12 | 11 (91.67Â %) |
Lipid metabolism | 41 | 31 (75.61Â %) |
Vitamin metabolism | 5 | 3 (60.00Â %) |
TCA cycle | 10 | 9 (90.00Â %) |
Chitin metabolic process | 11 | 4 (36.36Â %) |
Others | 50 | 41 (82.00Â %) |