The tanning hormone, bursicon, does not act directly on the epidermis to tan the Drosophila exoskeleton
Abstract Background In insects, continuous growth requires the periodic replacement of the exoskeleton. Once the remains of the exoskeleton from the previous stage have been shed during ecdysis, the new one is rapidly sclerotized (hardened) and melanized (pigmented), a process collectively known as...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-020-0742-5 |