Daily rhythm of responsiveness to prothoracicotropic hormone in prothoracic glands of Rhodnius prolixus

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 117-123

  Vafopoulou, Xanthe ^a   Steel, Colin G H ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circadian oscillator; Ecdysteroids; Prothoracicotropic hormone

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS;

EID: 0000499169     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6327(1999)41:3<117::aid-arch2>3.0.co;2-f     Document Type: Article

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