Vitellogenesis in virgin and mated females of the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 623-632

  Michalik, Joanna ^a   Chojnicka, Barbara ^b   Cymborowski, Bronisław ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Mated females; Protein synthesis; Tenebrio molitor; Virgin females; Vitellogenesis

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TENEBRIO; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; MALE; OOCYTES; TENEBRIO; VITELLOGENESIS;

EID: 0030342682     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.1996_4458     Document Type: Article

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