Preferred Label : storage proteins, insecta;
MeSH note : synthesized in fat body during larval feeding stage & secreted into hemolymph; with
puparium formation they are selectively taken up again by fat body; used as source
of amino acids & energy for synthesis of new proteins during metamorphosis;
CISMeF synonym : sex-specific storage protein, insecta; storage protein 1, insecta; arylphorin protein, insect; hexamerins; hexamerin-F, protein, insecta; hexamerin-L protein, insecta; storage protein 2, insecta; PinSP1 protein, insecta; PinSP2 protein, insecta;
MeSH synonym : storage proteins, insect; insect storage proteins;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : C041137;
UMLS CUI : C0063605;
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