Male accessory gland proteins in Drosophila: A multifacet field

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1372-1383

  Ravi Ram, K ^a,b   Ramesh, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Evolution; Fertility; Gene expression; Male accessory gland; Mating behaviour; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; GENES; MICROORGANISMS; TISSUE;

REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM;

PROTEINS;

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENITALIA, MALE; MALE; PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0345166856     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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