Interaction of lipophorin with Rhodnius prolixus oocytes: biochemical properties and the importance of blood feeding
Lipophorin (Lp) is the main haemolymphatic lipoprotein in insects and transports lipids between different organs. In adult females, lipophorin delivers lipids to growing oocytes. In this study, the interaction of this lipoprotein with the ovaries of Rhodnius prolixus was characterised using an oocyt...
Main Authors: | Petter Franco Entringer, Luciano Aparecido Meireles Grillo, Emerson Guedes Pontes, Ednildo Alcântara Machado, Katia Calp Gondim |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2013-11-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000700836&lng=en&tlng=en |
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