Stick insect (Carausius morosus; Phasmatodea: Lonchodidae) brain extract contains multiple fractions with allatostatic activity

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 361-368

  Gäde, Gerd ^a   Lorenz, Matthias W ^b   Hoffmann, Klaus Hubert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allatostatins; Brain extract; Carausius morosus; HPLC; Juvenile hormone; Purification; Stick insect

Indexed keywords

CARAUSIUS MOROSUS; GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS; INSECTA; PHASMATODEA;

EID: 0343048268     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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