The soup in my fly: evolution, form and function of seminal fluid proteins

PLoS Biol. 2008 Jul 29;6(7):e179. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060179.

Abstract

The seminal fluid of males is a complex mixture of biologically potent molecules that shows high evolutionary lability.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drosophila / genetics
  • Drosophila / metabolism
  • Drosophila / physiology*
  • Drosophila Proteins / genetics
  • Drosophila Proteins / metabolism
  • Drosophila Proteins / physiology*
  • Male
  • Models, Biological
  • Seminal Plasma Proteins / genetics
  • Seminal Plasma Proteins / metabolism
  • Seminal Plasma Proteins / physiology*

Substances

  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Seminal Plasma Proteins