Molecular cloning of a cDNA encoding insulin-like androgenic gland factor from the kuruma prawn Marsupenaeus japonicus and analysis of its expression

Fisheries Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 329-335

  Banzai, Kota ^a   Ishizaka, Noriko ^b   Asahina, Kiyoshi ^b   Suitoh, Katsuyoshi ^c   Izumi, Susumu ^a   Ohira, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Aichi Prefectural Sea Farming Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Androgenic gland hormone; Crustacea; Insulin like androgenic gland factor; Kuruma prawn; Marsupenaeus japonicus

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; MARSUPENAEUS JAPONICUS;

EID: 79955580497     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12562-011-0337-8     Document Type: Article

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