Molecular cloning and expression analysis of cDNAs encoding an insulin-like androgenic gland factor from three palaemonid species, macrobrachium lar, palaemon paucidens and P. pacificus

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-114

  Banzai, Kota ^a   Izumi, Susumu ^a   Ohira, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Androgenic gland; Androgenic gland hormone; Crustaceans; Decapods

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ISOPODA; MACROBRACHIUM; MACROBRACHIUM LAR; MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII; PALAEMON; PALAEMON PACIFICUS; PALAEMON PAUCIDENS; PALAEMONIDAE;

EID: 84867132580     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6090/jarq.46.105     Document Type: Article

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