Insect vitellogenin/lipophorin receptors: Molecular structures, role in oogenesis, and regulatory mechanisms

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 88-104

  Tufail, Muhammad ^a   Takeda, Makio ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Expression; Function; Insect vitellogenin receptors; LDLRs; Lipophorin receptors; Regulation; Structure

Indexed keywords

CHEMORECEPTION; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMOLOGY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PROTEIN;

BLATTARIA; HEXAPODA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 58149510104     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.01.009     Document Type: Review

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