A sponge-like structure involved in the association and transport of maternal products during Drosophila oogenesis

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 817-829

  Wilsch Bräuninger, Michaela ^a   Schwarz, Heinz ^a   Nüsslein Volhard, Christiane ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; DROSOPHILA; GENE LOCATION; MICROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SPONGE (PORIFERA); STRUCTURAL GENE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BODY PATTERNING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EGG PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GOLGI APPARATUS; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; MICROTUBULES; OOGENESIS; ORGANELLES; OVARY; RNA; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0030659576     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.139.3.817     Document Type: Article

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