Drosophila seminal fluid proteins enter the circulatory system of the mated female fly by crossing the posterior vaginal wall

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1043-1052

  Lung, Oliver ^a   Wolfner, Mariana F ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Acps; Green fluorescent protein (GFP); Hemolymph; Hormones; Intima; Reproduction; Seminal fluid; Transport

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HORMONE; MALE ACCESSORY GLAND PEPTIDE, DROSOPHILA; PEPTIDE; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CIRCULATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; KINETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; TIME; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; MALE; PEPTIDES; SEMEN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS; VAGINA;

AEQUOREA VICTORIA; ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER; VICTORIA;

EID: 0033485957     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(99)00078-8     Document Type: Article

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