Egfr signaling promotes juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the German cockroach
Abstract Background In insects, an interplay between the activities of distinct hormones, such as juvenile hormone (JH) and 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), regulates the progression through numerous life history hallmarks. As a crucial endocrine factor, JH is mainly synthesized in the corpora allata (CA)...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-12-01
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Series: | BMC Biology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01484-z |