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9781578082995

Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates, Vol. 12, Part B: Progress in Vitellogenesis

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    9781578082995

  • ISBN10:

    1578082994

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-01-01
  • Publisher: CRC Press

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Table of Contents

Preface to the Progress Series vii
Preface to Volume XII, Part B ix
Contributors xv
1. Biosynthesis and Processing of Insect Vitellogenins
M. Tufail, Alexander S. Raikhel and Makio Takeda
1
2. The Cell Biology of Yolk Protein Precursor Synthesis and Secretion
Franco Giorgi, Ekaterina Snigirevskaya and Alexander S. Raikhel
33(36)
3. Regulation of Vitellogenin Gene Expression by Ecdysteroids
Sheng-Fu Wang, Jinsong Zhu, David Martin, and Alexander S. Raikhel
69(26)
4. The Regulation of Yolk Protein Gene Expression and Vitellogenesis in Higher Diptera
Mary Bownes
95(34)
5. Molecular Mechanisms of Tissue-Specific Gene Expression in Insects
David Martin, Geoffrey M. Attardo, Immo A. Hansen, and Alexander S. Raikhel
129(28)
6. Vitellogenesis Directed by Juvenile Hormone
Xavier Bellés
157(42)
7. Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis of Yolk Proteins in Insect Oocytes
Ekaterina S. Snigirevskaya and Alexander S. Raikhel
199(30)
8. Insect Vitellogenin/Yolk Protein Receptors
Thomas W. Sappington and Alexander S. Raikhel
229(36)
9. Accumulation of Lipids in Insect Oocytes
Rik Van Antwerpen, Daphne Q.-D. Pham and Rolf Ziegler
265(24)
10. Non-Vitellin Yolk Proteins
Hatisaburo Masuda, Glória R.C. Braz, Gabriela O. Paiva-Silva, Mário A.C. Silva-Neto, and Pedro L. Oliveira
289(26)
11. Regulation of Yolk Protein Degradation during Insect Embryogenesis
Yumi Yamahama, Yoshimi Yamamoto, Shoji Watabe and Susumu Y. Takahashi
315(40)
12. Biochemical and Ultrastructural Aspects of Vitellin Utilization During Embryogenesis
Franco Giorgi and John H. Nordin
355(38)
Subject Index 393(16)
Species Index 409

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