Drosophila seminal protein ovulin mediates ovulation through female octopamine neuronal signaling

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 43, 2013, Pages 17420-17425

  Rubinstein, C Dustin ^a   Wolfner, Mariana F ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Mating responses; Neuromodulators; Post mating behaviors; Seminal fluid

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; OCTOPAMINE; OVULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EGG; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MATING; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVIDUCT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SARCOMERE LENGTH;

MATING RESPONSES; NEUROMODULATORS; POST-MATING BEHAVIORS; SEMINAL FLUID;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUTATION; NEURONS; OCTOPAMINE; OVIDUCTS; OVULATION; PEPTIDES; SARCOMERES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84886394195     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1220018110     Document Type: Article

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