Mating and hormonal triggers regulate accessory gland gene expression in male Drosophila

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1117-1123

  Herndon, L A ^a   Chapman, T ^b   Kalb, J M ^a   Lewin, S ^a   Partridge, L ^b   Wolfner, M F ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory glands; Drosophila; Ecdysone; Juvenile hormone; Seminal fluid

Indexed keywords

ECDYSTERONE; HORMONE; JUVENILE HORMONE; PROTEIN;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEMINAL PLASMA;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031279737     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(97)00062-0     Document Type: Article

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