Vitellogenesis in Manduca sexta

Eggs of Manduca sexta contain four well-characterized protein derived from hemolymph: vitellogenin and lipophorin (very high density lipoproteins); microvitellogenin, a 26,000 dalton female-specific protein lacking lipid and carbohydrate, and insecticyanin, a blue biliprotein composed of four identi...

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Main Authors: John K. Kawooya, Ellie O. Osir, John H. Law
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1987-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761987000700017