Characterization and Immunocytochemical Localization of Lipophorin Binding Sites in the Oocytes of Rhodnius prolixus

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-196

  Machado, Ednildo A ^a   Atella, Geórgia C ^a   Gondim, Kátia C ^a   De Souza, Wanderley ^a   Masuda, Hatisaburo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Insect lipoprotein; Lipid transport; Oogenesis; Ovary

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; INSECT PROTEIN; LIPOPHORIN; LIPOPROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; PHOSPHORUS; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RABBIT; RHODNIUS; TIME; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BLOOD; CARRIER PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSECT PROTEINS; LIPOPROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PHOSPHORUS RADIOISOTOPES; RABBITS; RHODNIUS; TIME FACTORS; VITELLOGENINS;

EID: 0030307893     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6327(1996)31:2<185::aid-arch6>3.0.co;2-z     Document Type: Article

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