The Interaction between a Sexually Transferred Steroid Hormone and a Female Protein Regulates Oogenesis in the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae

Steroid hormones transferred by the male during sex trigger a molecular cascade of events that increases the reproductive success of females in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Baldini, Francesco, Gabrieli, Paolo, South, Adam, Valim, Clarissa, Mancini, Francesca, Catteruccia, Flaminia
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3812110/
Description
Summary:Steroid hormones transferred by the male during sex trigger a molecular cascade of events that increases the reproductive success of females in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes.