Production of vitellogenin in vitro by the periovaric fat body of blattella germanica (L.) (dictyoptera, blattellidae)

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 171-176

  Martin, David ^a   Piulachs, Maria Dolors ^a   Belles, Xavier ^a  

^a DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blattella germ nica; Cockroach; EIA; Fat body; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000547873     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1995.9672479     Document Type: Article

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