Dissociation of eusperm bundles by acids, especially by succinate accumulated in the spermatophore of the silkmoth, bombyx mori

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 99-108

  Osanai, Minoru ^a   Isono, Masato ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Bundle dissociation; Eusperm bundle; Initiatorin; Spermatophore; Succinate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031058895     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1997.9672568     Document Type: Article

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