Transcriptional profiles of mating-responsive genes from testes and male accessory glands of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata.

Insect seminal fluid is a complex mixture of proteins, carbohydrates and lipids, produced in the male reproductive tract. This seminal fluid is transferred together with the spermatozoa during mating and induces post-mating changes in the female. Molecular characterization of seminal fluid proteins...

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Main Authors: Francesca Scolari, Ludvik M Gomulski, José M C Ribeiro, Paolo Siciliano, Alice Meraldi, Marco Falchetto, Angelica Bonomi, Mosè Manni, Paolo Gabrieli, Alberto Malovini, Riccardo Bellazzi, Serap Aksoy, Giuliano Gasperi, Anna R Malacrida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3469604?pdf=render