The sex-peptide DUP99B is expressed in the male ejaculatory duct and in the cardia of both sexes

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 270, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 4306-4314

  Rexhepaj, Albana ^a   Liu, Huanfa ^a   Peng, Jing ^a   Choffat, Yves ^a   Kubli, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardia; Drosophila melanogaster; Ejaculatory duct; Postmating responses; Sex peptides

Indexed keywords

DUCTUS EJACULATORIUS PEPTIDE 99B; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EJACULATORY DUCT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARDIA; DNA PRIMERS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EJACULATORY DUCTS; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PEPTIDES; RNA, MESSENGER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0242299594     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03823.x     Document Type: Article

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