Regulation of Juvenile Hormone Synthesis by 20-Hydroxyecdysone in the Yellow-fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti
In Aedes aegypti, development and reproduction are regulated by juvenile hormone III (JH). This master regulatory hormone is synthesized by the corpora allata (CA), a pair of endocrine glands with neural connections to the brain. JH titers are largely determined by the rate of biosynthetic activity...
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FIU Digital Commons
2018
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3804 https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4932&context=etd |