"Vitellogenesis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The active production and accumulation of VITELLINS (egg yolk proteins) in the non-mammalian OOCYTES from circulating precursors, VITELLOGENINS. Vitellogenesis usually begins after the first MEIOSIS and is regulated by estrogenic hormones.
| Descriptor ID |
D014818
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G04.152.650.249.880 G08.686.784.310.500.880
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitellogenesis" by people in Profiles.
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Roy S, Saha TT, Zou Z, Raikhel AS. Regulatory Pathways Controlling Female Insect Reproduction. Annu Rev Entomol. 2018 01 07; 63:489-511.