galactogen


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ga·lac·to·gen

(gă-lak'tō-jen),
A polysaccharide containing galactose in various forms.
[galacto- + G. -gen, producing]
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Mating and 20-hydroxyecdysone cause increased galactogen synthesis in the albumen gland explants of Helix aspersa (Mollusca).
Galactogen synthesis-stimulating factor in the slug, Limax maximus: cellular localization and partial purification.
Ultrastructural analysis of the dorsal body gland of the terrestrial snail Megalobulimus abbreviatus (Becquaert, 1948)/Analise ultraestrutural da glandula corpo dorsal do caracol terrestre Megalobulimus abbreviatus (Becquaert, 1948)
Considering the importance of breastfeeding for mothers and infants, galactogens of natural or synthetic origin are recommended to stimulate milk production.
Silymarin BIO-C[R], an extract from Silybum marianum fruits, induces hyperprolactinemia in intact female rats
Glycogen and galactogen in the albumen gland of the freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis: effects of egg laying photoperiod and starvation.
Lipids analysis in hemolymph of African giant Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) exposed to different photoperiods/Analises dos lipideos no gigante africano Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) expostos a diferentes fotoperiodos
Galactogen catabolism by embryos of the freshwater snails, Bulinmaea megasoma and Lymnaea stagnalis.
Long-term culture of decapsulated gastropod embryos: a transplantation study
similaris maintained under different population densities were analyzed, focusing on the oviposition, hatchability and galactogen content in these snails.
The galactogen was extracted according to Pinheiro and Gomes (1994) and determined by the 3,5 DNS technique (Sumner, 1924).
(1996), through a chromatographic study, showed that the galactogen of the albumen gland of B.
However, this is the first time that the galactogen content is used to evaluate the reproductive biology of B.
The population density effects on the reproductive biology of the snail Bradybaena similaris (Ferussac, 1821) (Mollusca, Gastropoda)/Efeitos da densidade populacional na biologia reprodutiva do molusco Bradybaena similaris (Molusca, Gastropoda)
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