Expression pattern of Bombyx vasa-like (BmVLG) protein and its implications in germ cell development

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 94-99

  Nakao, Hajime ^a   Hatakeyama, Masatsugu ^a   Lee, Jae Min ^a   Shimoda, Masami ^a   Kanda, Toshio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Early embryonic development; Germ cell formation; Germ plasm; Vasa

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BMVLG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILKWORM; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; INSECT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 32044458433     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-005-0033-8     Document Type: Article

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