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Vitellogenesis  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-C9J45CZH-W

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