Effect of prostaglandin F2α on gonadal carbohydrate metabolism of silkworm, Bombyx mori L.

Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 259-266

  Miao, Yun Gen ^a   Bharathi, D ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori L.; Gonads; Gono somatic index (GSI); Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity; Prostaglandin F2 (PGF2 ); Silkworm

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GONAD; HORMONE ACTION; LARVA; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SILKWORM; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; OVARY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BOMBYX; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DINOPROST; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE-BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; OVARY; TESTIS;

EID: 0037229446     PISSN: 00906980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-6980(02)00133-8     Document Type: Article

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