Dynamic expression patterns of vasa during embryogenesis in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 218, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 381-387

  Mito, Taro ^a   Nakamura, Taro ^a   Sarashina, Isao ^a   Chang, Chun Che ^b   Ogawa, Shotaro ^a   Ohuchi, Hideyo ^a   Noji, Sumihare ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gryllus bimaculatus; Hemimetabolous insect; Primordial germ cells; Vasa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTODERM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EGG LAYING; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; GERM CELL; GONAD; HATCHING; INSECT; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIMORDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITELLOGENESIS; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; BLASTODERM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; GRYLLIDAE; OOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS; HEXAPODA; METAZOA;

EID: 47349100990     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-008-0226-z     Document Type: Article

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