Stored sperm differs from ejaculated sperm by proteome alterations associated with energy metabolism in the honeybee Apis mellifera

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2643-2654

  Poland, Veronica ^a   Eubel, Holger ^a   King, Michaela ^a   Solheim, Cory ^a   Harvey Millar, A ^a   Baer, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

difference gel electrophoresis; seminal fluid; sperm proteome; sperm senescence

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; INSECT PROTEIN; PROTEOME;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; TWO DIMENSIONAL DIFFERENCE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; BEES; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYMES; FEMALE; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; PROTEOME; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; TWO-DIMENSIONAL DIFFERENCE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 79958861312     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05029.x     Document Type: Article

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