Localization of the Drosophila male accessory gland protein Acp36DE in the mated female suggests a role in sperm storage

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 971-980

  Bertram, Michael J ^a,b   Neubaum, Deborah M ^a   Wolfner, Mariana F ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory glands; D. melanogaster; Fertility; Reproduction; Seminal fluid; Seminal receptacle; Sperm competition; Sperm storage; Spermatheca

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE; MATING; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; STORAGE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; MALE; OVIDUCTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030239471     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(96)00064-1     Document Type: Article

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