Eggshell assembly in Drosophila: Processing and localization of vitelline membrane and chorion proteins

Developmental Biology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 590-598

  Pascucci, T ^a   Perrino, J ^b   Mahowald, A P ^b   Waring, G L ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHORION; DROSOPHILA; EGG SHELL; EMBRYO; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030220854     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1996.0188     Document Type: Article

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