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Vitellogenins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Vitellogenins
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.093.500.925
D12.776.290.812.500
D12.776.744.925
Unique ID
D014819
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014819
Scope Note
Phospholipoglycoproteins produced in the fat body of egg-laying animals such as non-mammalian VERTEBRATES; ARTHROPODS; and others. Vitellogenins are secreted into the HEMOLYMPH, and taken into the OOCYTES by receptor-mediated ENDOCYTOSIS to form the major yolk proteins, VITELLINS. Vitellogenin production is under the regulation of steroid hormones, such as ESTRADIOL and JUVENILE HORMONES in insects.
Entry Term(s)
Microvitellogenin
Vitellogenin
Vitellogenin II
Previous Indexing
Egg Proteins (1973-1974)
Lipoproteins (1972-1974)
Phosphoproteins (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note
2005; see VITELLOGENIN 1986-2004; see LIPOPROTEINS 1975-1985; for YOLK PROTEIN 2, DROSOPHILA see EGG PROTEINS 1990-2004
History Note
2005 (1986); use LIPOPROTEINS 1975-1985; for YOLK PROTEIN 2, DROSOPHILA use EGG PROTEINS 1990-2004
Date Established
1986/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/11
Revision Date
2015/06/18
Vitellogenins Preferred
Microvitellogenin Narrower
Vitellogenin II Narrower
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