Uptake of Rhodnius heme-binding protein (RHBP) by the ovary of Rhodnius prolixus

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 133-143

  Machado, Ednildo A ^a   Oliveira, Pedro L ^a   Moreira, Monica F ^a   De Souza, Wanderley ^b   Masuda, Hatisaburo ^a,b  

^a Inst de Cie Biomédicas   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endocytosis; Heme; Oogenesis; RHBP; Rhodnius prolixus

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; HEME BINDING PROTEIN; HEME-BINDING PROTEIN; HEMOPROTEIN; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OVARY; RHODNIUS;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATTLE; FEMALE; HEMEPROTEINS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; OOCYTES; OVARY; RHODNIUS;

EID: 0032246513     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6327(1998)39:4<133::aid-arch1>3.0.co;2-d     Document Type: Article

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