Vitellogenin levels in hemolymph, ovary and hepatopancreas of the freshwater crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus (Decapoda: Parastacidae) during the reproductive cycle

The freshwater crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus is a tropical species of great interest for aquaculture. Vitellogenin (Vg), a lipoprotein precursor of the vitellum accumulated in spawned eggs, can be synthesized in the ovary and/or hepatopancreas of most crustaceans, being the hemolymph the way for t...

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Published in:	Revista de Biología Tropical
Main Authors:	Lilian E. Ferré, Daniel A. Medesani, C. Fernando García, Matías Grodzielski, Enrique M. Rodríguez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de Costa Rica 2012-03-01
Subjects:	crustáceos reproducción inversión energética vitelogenina ciclo reproductivo crustaceans reproduction energy allocation vitellogenin reproductive cycle
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442012000100017