Accessory gland as a site for prothoracicotropic hormone controlled ecdysone synthesis in adult male insects.

Accessory gland as a site for prothoracicotropic hormone controlled ecdysone synthesis in adult male insects.

Insect steroid hormones (ecdysteroids) are important for female reproduction in many insect species and are required for the initiation and coordination of vital developmental processes. Ecdysteroids are also important for adult male physiology and behavior, but their exact function and site of synt...

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Main Authors: Julie L Hentze, Morten E Moeller, Anne F Jørgensen, Meghan S Bengtsson, Anna M Bordoy, James T Warren, Lawrence I Gilbert, Ole Andersen, Kim F Rewitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3562185?pdf=render

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