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The natural insect peptide Neb-colloostatin induces ovarian atresia and apoptosis in the mealworm Tenebrio molitor

BACKGROUND: The injection of Neb-colloostatin into T. molitor females causes gonadoinhibitory effects on ovarian development. This peptide inhibits intercellular space formation (patency) in follicular epithelium and results in slowed vitellogenesis, delayed ovulation, reduced number of eggs laid an...

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Autores principales: Czarniewska, Elżbieta, Rosiński, Grzegorz, Gabała, Elżbieta, Kuczer, Mariola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3909444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24479487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-213X-14-4

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