Neural inhibition of the corpus allatum in the last larval instar differs from that in adults in the blood-feeding insect, Rhodnius prolixus

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-6

  Chiang, R Gary ^a  

^a REDEEMER UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allatostatin; Corpus allatum; Juvenile hormone; Metamorphosis; Rhodnius

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CORPUS ALLATUM; LARVA; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RABBIT; RHODNIUS;

ANIMALS; CORPORA ALLATA; LARVA; MORPHOGENESIS; NEURAL INHIBITION; RABBITS; RHODNIUS;

EID: 0034181842     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(200005)44:1<1::AID-ARCH1>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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