Vitellogenin Levels in Allatectomized Female Crickets, Gryllus bimaculatus de Geer (Ensifera, Gryllidae)

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 549-558

  Hoffmann, Klaus H ^a   Sorge, Dorian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allatectomy; Crickets; Ecdysteroid; Immuno electrophoresis; Juvenile hormone; Oviposition; PAGE; Vitellogenin synthesis

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS; HESPERIS;

EID: 0001200862     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6327(1996)32:3/4<549::aid-arch26>3.0.co;2-b     Document Type: Article

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