Expression and activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase and reductase in the fat body of ovariectomized and allatectomized Blattella germanica

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 6-12

  Casals, Nuria ^a   Martín, David ^b   Buesa, Carlos ^a   Piulachs, Maria Dolors ^b   Hegardt, Fausto G ^a   Bellés, Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blattella germanica; cockroach; fat body; HMG CoA reductase; HMG CoA synthase; vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA;

EID: 0030945789     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1997.tb01134.x     Document Type: Article

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