Ecdysone secretion by prothoracic glands of Manduca sexta in vitro
Insect moulting is regulated by the steroid hormone, 20-hydroxyecdysone (20-HE), the immediate precursor of which, ecdysone, is secreted by the prothoracic glands (PG) in Lepidopterous larvae. The PG are influenced by a trophic hormone, which originates in the neurosecretory cells in the insects...
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University of Bath
1983
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.349125 |