Egg formation in Lepidoptera

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Telfer, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CAMP; Chorion; Edysteroids; Endocytosis; Fat body; Follicle; Follicle cells; G proteins; Gap junctions; Hemolymph proteins; Intercellular bridges; Ion pumps; Juvenile hormone; Lipophorin; Microvitellogenin; Nurse cells; Octet; Oocyte; Ovariole; Pinosomes; PKA; Ring canals; Tight junctions; Trypan blue; Vitellin membrane; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

INSECT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CHORION; FAT BODY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOTH; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CHORION; FAT BODY; FEMALE; INSECT PROTEINS; MOTHS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; VITELLOGENESIS;

EID: 68449097689     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.009.5001     Document Type: Article

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