Both prothoracicotropic hormone and an autocrine factor are involved in control of prothoracic gland ecdysteroidogenesis in Locusta migratoria and Schistocerca gregaria

Peptides

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-50

  Vandersmissen, Tim ^a   De Loof, Arnold ^a   Gu, Shi Hong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autocrine activation; Ecdysone; Insect endocrinology; Metamorphosis; Prothoracic gland; PTTH

Indexed keywords

PROTHORACICOTROPIC HORMONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECDYSTEROIDOGENESIS; ENDOCRINE GLAND; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LOCUST; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHORACIC GLAND; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA; SILKWORM; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; ECDYSTEROIDS; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GRASSHOPPERS; INSECT HORMONES; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA;

BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 33845661869     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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