Characterization of vitellogenin and vitellin from land crab Potamon potamios: Identification of a precursor polypeptide in the molecule

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 279, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 597-608

  Pateraki, Louisa E ^a   Stratakis, Emmanoel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRACHYURA; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEMOLYMPH; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OOCYTE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AGAROSE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EGG PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OVUM; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; VITELLOGENINS;

ANIMALIA; BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GECARCINIDAE; POTAMON POTAMIOS;

EID: 0031574327     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19971215)279:6<597::AID-JEZ8>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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