Purification and Characterization of a Male-Specific Protein in the Hemolymph of the Wax Moth, Galleria mellonella L.

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 257-268

  Lee, Haeng Yeun ^a   Lee, Yong Ho ^a   Kang, Seong Hoon ^a   Kim, Woo Kap ^a   Kim, Hak R ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fat body; Galleria mellonella L.; Hemolymph; Male specific protein; Testis

Indexed keywords

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA;

AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; GLYCOPROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MACROMOLECULE; MALE; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VAS DEFERENS;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, DEAE-CELLULOSE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT PROTEINS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MOTHS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0031600401     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1998)37:4<257::AID-ARCH1>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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