The vitellogenin of the honey bee, Apis mellifera: Structural analysis of the cDNA and expression studies

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 459-465

  Piulachs, M D ^a   Guidugli, K R ^b   Barchuk, A R ^b   Cruz, J ^a   Simoes Z L P ^b   Belles X ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Honey bee; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ATHALIA ROSAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; PIMPLA; PIMPLA NIPPONICA;

EID: 0242584932     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(03)00021-3     Document Type: Article

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