Neuropeptides regulating development and reproduction in insects

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-121

  Gäde, Gerd ^a   Hoffmann, Klaus Hubert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allatostatins; Allatotropins; Antigonadotropins; Bursicon; Corazonin; Crustacean cardioactive peptide; Ecdysiostatins; Ecdysiotropins; Eclosion hormone; Gonadotropins; Pheromone biosynthesis activating peptide; Pre ecdysis and ecdysis triggering hormone

Indexed keywords

PHYSIOLOGY;

CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 19544389450     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2005.00442.x     Document Type: Review

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