Sex-dependent carboxylesterase expression in the reproductive system of bivalve molluscs: An approach to substrate-specific detection of male associated polypeptide (MAP) after sds-electrophoretic separation of crude gonad extracts

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 259-265

  Torrado, Mario ^a   Mikhailov, Alexander T ^a,b   Korochkin, Leonid I ^b   Méndez, Josefina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b KOL TSOV INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bivalve molluscs; Gonad; Male predominant carboxylesterase; Sexual differentiation

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; DROSOPHILA VIRILIS; MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 0030867886     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1997.9672631     Document Type: Article

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