Vitellogenin of Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera, Blattellidae): Nucleotide Sequence of the cDNA and Analysis of the Protein Primary Structure

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-11

  Comas, Daniel ^a   Piulachs, Maria Dolors ^a   Bellés, Xavier ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blattella germanica; Cockroach; Dictyoptera; Insect; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; VITELLOGENIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLATTELLIDAE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLATTELLIDAE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VITELLOGENINS;

EID: 0034269188     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6327(200009)45:1<1::aid-arch1>3.0.co;2-o     Document Type: Article

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