Can the insect nervous system synthesize ecdysteroids?

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 571-579

  Warren, James T ^a   Dai, Ji Da ^a   Gilbert, Lawrence I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

25 Hydroxycholesterol; 7 Dehydro 25 hydroxycholesterol; 7 Dehydrocholesterol; Ecdysone; Ecdysteroidogenesis; Neurosteroid

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; 7 DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; ECDYSTEROID; ECDYSTEROIDS; ERGOSTEROL; NEUROSTEROID; STEROID; STEROID RECEPTOR; STEROL; TRITIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ISOTOPE LABELING; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEROIDOGENESIS; STEROL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ECDYSTEROIDS; ISOTOPE LABELING; MANDUCA; NERVOUS SYSTEM; STEROIDS; STEROLS; TRITIUM;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAMMALIA; MANDUCA; MANDUCA SEXTA; MELANOGASTER; TRITIUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033152922     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(99)00033-8     Document Type: Article

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