VHDL, a larval storage protein from the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea, is a member of the vitellogenin gene family

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1086-1093

  Sum, Herbert ^a   Haunerland, Norbert H ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Metamorphosis; Noctuidae; Storage protein; Very high density lipoprotein; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; STORAGE PROTEINS, INSECTA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS; VITELLOGENIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMOLYMPH; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VITELLOGENINS;

HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 34548255783     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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