Multilocal expression of B-type allatostatins in crickets (Gryllus bimaculatus)

International Congress Series

Volumn 1275, Issue , 2004, Pages 141-148

  Wang, Junling ^a   Meyering Vos, Martina ^a   Hoffmann, Klaus H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Allatostatin; Cricket; Fat body; Flight muscle; Gene expression; Ovary; Preprohormone

Indexed keywords

EID: 19544387332     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.07.032     Document Type: Article

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