Regulatory role of PBAN in sex pheromone biosynthesis of heliothine moths
Both males and females of heliothine moths utilize sex pheromones during the mating process. Females produce and release a sex pheromone for the long-range attraction of males for mating. Production of sex pheromone in females is controlled by the peptide hormone PBAN (pheromone biosynthesis activat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-10-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2011.00046/full |