A photosensitive circadian oscillator in an insect endocrine gland: Photic induction of rhythmic steroidogenesis in vitro

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 343-349

  Vafopoulou, X ^a   Steel, C G H ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Ecdysteroids; Entrainment; Pacemaker; Prothoracicotropic hormone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031892529     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050184     Document Type: Article

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