The major yolk protein in sea urchins is a transferrin-like, iron binding protein

Developmental Biology

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-12

  Brooks, Jacqueline M ^a   Wessel, Gary M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron; Major yolk protein (MYP); Oogenesis; Transferrin; Vitellogenin; Yolk platelet

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IRON 59; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN; VITELLOGENIN; YOLK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GERM CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FAMILY; SEA URCHIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ECHINOIDEA; LYTECHINUS; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS PURPURATUS;

EID: 0036570143     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2002.0611     Document Type: Article

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