Vitellogenins

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Definition of Vitellogenin:
Protein produced in the liver of certain female amphibians (and fish[1]), which is converted into yolk protein.[2]
This is the common definition for Vitellogenin, other definitions can be discussed in the article

Notes

Vetellogenins induction in fish has been widely used to detect exposure to xenoestrogenic compounds (foreign compounds that act as estrogens).[1]


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Versonnen, B.J.; Goemans, G.; Belpaire, C.; Janssen, C.R. (2004). Vitellogenin content in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in Flanders, Belgium. Environ. Pollut. 128(3): 363-371
  2. ↑ Lawrence E (ed.), 2000. Henderson’s Dictionary of Biological Terms. 12th edition. Prentice Hall, Pearson Education Limited. Harlow, Great Britain.
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