In vitro secretion of ecdysteroid by y-organ during molt cycle and evidence for secretion of 3-dehydroecdysone in the giant freshwater prawn, macrobrachium rosenbergii (crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea)

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Okumura, Takuji ^a   Kamba, Mari ^b   Sonobe, Haruyuki ^b   Aida, Katsumi ^c  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b KONAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 dehydroecdysone; Crustacea; Ecdysteroid; Macrobrachium; Secretion; Y organ

Indexed keywords

CARIDEA; CARIDEAN; CRUSTACEA; MACROBRACHIUM; MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII;

EID: 0141454810     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2003.9652548     Document Type: Article

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