Programmed cell death of the prothoracic glands of Manduca sexta during pupal-adult metamorphosis

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-78

  Dai, Ji Da ^a   Gilbert, Lawrence I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ecdysteroids; Insect molting; Tobacco hornworm; TUNEL method

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIGENIN; DNA; ECDYSTEROID; ECDYSTEROIDS; STEROID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DEATH; ENDOCRINE GLAND; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INSECT; LEPIDOPTERA; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERIZATION; PROTHORACIC GLAND; SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ECDYSTEROIDS; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; MANDUCA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; PUPA; STEROIDS;

EID: 0031053972     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(96)00068-9     Document Type: Article

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