Rhythmic steroidogenesis by the prothoracic glands of the insect Rhodnius prolixus in the absence of rhythmic neuropeptide input: Implications for the role of prothoracicotropic hormone

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 358-365

  Pelc, D ^a   Steel, C G H ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Development; Ecdysteroids; Entrainment; Moulting; Nonphotic; Oscilla tor; Photic; Photosensitivity

Indexed keywords

ECDYSTEROID; PROTHORACICOTROPIC HORMONE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DECAPITATION; HEMIPTERA; HORMONE RELEASE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0031438860     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1997.6977     Document Type: Article

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