The eggshell of Drosophila melanogaster: IX. Synthesis and morphogenesis of the innermost chorionic layer

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 401-409

  Papassideri, I S ^a   Margaritis, L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chorion layers; Eggshell; Follicle cells; Innermost chorionic layer; Morphogenesis; Mutants

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CHORION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EGG SHELL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE FRACTURE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0029834694     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-8166(96)80026-7     Document Type: Article

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