Temporal variation of vitellogenin synthesis in Ectatomma tuberculatum (Formicidae: Ectatomminae) workers

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 972-977

  Azevedo, Dihego Oliveira ^a   Zanuncio, José Cola ^a   Delabie, Jacques Hubert Charles ^b   Serrão, José Eduardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UPA Laboratorio de Mirmecologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age polyethism; Ant; Fat body; Trophic egg; Vitellin; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

VITELLOGENIN;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AGE CLASS; ANT; ANTIBODY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY FLUID; EGG; FAT; PEPTIDE; POLYETHISM; PROTEIN; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WORKER CASTE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FAT BODY; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FAT BODY; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; OVUM; VITELLOGENINS;

ECTATOMMA TUBERCULATUM; ECTATOMMINAE; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79959912808     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.04.015     Document Type: Article

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