vitellin


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vi·tel·lin

 (vĭ-tĕl′ĭn, vī-)
n.
A protein found in egg yolk.

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vitellin

(vɪˈtɛlɪn)
n
(Biochemistry) biochem a phosphoprotein that is the major protein in egg yolk
[C19: from vitellus + -in]
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vi•tel•lin

(vɪˈtɛl ɪn, vaɪ-)

n.
a phosphoprotein in the yolk of eggs.
[1855–60; vitell (us) + -in1]
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Furthermore, according to their cellular characteristics, 11 oocytes substages were distinguished: 1) oogonia (Og), 2) chromatin nucleolus (Cn), 3) early perinucleolus (Pn1), 4) late perinucleolus (Pn2), 5) oil globule (Li), 6) yolk globule (yg), 7) early vitellin globule (Ev1), 8) late vitellin globule (Vo2), 9) postvitelogenic (Pvo), 10) germinal vesicle migration (Gvm), and 11) germinal vesicle breakdown (Gvb) (Fig.
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The vitellin glands are globular and located between nearly the middle of the body and the posterior of the hind testis.
Insulin and 20E increased the vitellogenin and vitellin amounts but decreased ecdysteroid content in ovaries.
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Furthermore, since yolk proteins such as vitellin and lipophorin readily aggregate under low ionic conditions, organellar membranes of a reasonable quality were isolated by including 0.3 mol [1.sup.-1] NaCl at each step (Azuma and Yamashita, 1985).
This result is due to the protective function of the egg cover, such as the vitellin, chitin and especially an internal glycolipid layer, which provides resistance to chemicals and prevents the entry of foreign substances (STIRLING & WEST, 1991; PERRY et al, 2009).
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La tumeur du sac vitellin est differenciee dans le sens extra-embryonnaire et reproduit des structures evocatrices du sac vitellin de l'homme.
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Believing in the potential for a better antiseptic formulation of silver, Barnes encouraged Hille to develop a technique for producing a non-irritant formulation: this effort was successful, through the use of a protein found in wheat and rye, to produce silver vitellin, an organic formulation that was named Argyrol.