Synthesis of vitellogenin by the follicle cells of Rhodnius prolixus

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 549-557

  Melo, Ana Claudia A ^a   Valle, Denise ^b   Machado, Ednildo A ^a   Salerno, Ana Paula ^a   Paiva Silva, Gabriela O ^a   Cunha E Silva, Narcisa L ^a   De Souza, Wanderley ^a   Masuda, Hatisaburo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Follicle cells; Ovary; Rhodnius; Synthesis of vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RADIOACTIVITY; RHODNIUS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RHODNIUS; VITELLOGENINS;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS;

EID: 0034047305     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(00)00023-0     Document Type: Article

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