A factor causing stable stimulation of juvenile hormone synthesis by Diploptera punctata corpora allata in vitro

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1027-1037

  Unnithan, G C ^a   Sutherland, T D ^a   Cromey, D W ^a   Feyereisen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cockroach; Corpora allata; Juvenile hormone

Indexed keywords

JUVENILE HORMONE;

ARTICLE; COCKROACH; CORPUS ALLATUM; DENERVATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY;

EID: 0032212420     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(98)00071-7     Document Type: Article

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