Allatostatin Inhibition and Farnesol Stimulation of Corpus Allatum Activity in Embryos of the Viviparous Cockroach, Diploptera punctata

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 341-352

  Holbrook, Glenn L ^a   Chiang, Ann Shyn ^b   Schal, Coby ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allatostatin; Cockroach; Corpora allata; Embryos; Farnesol; Juvenile hormone

Indexed keywords

BLATTARIA; DIPLOPTERA PUNCTATA;

EID: 0011493680     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6327(1996)32:3/4<341::aid-arch7>3.0.co;2-v     Document Type: Article

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