Larval leg integrity is maintained by Distal-less and is required for proper timing of metamorphosis in the flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum

Developmental Biology

Volumn 326, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-67

  Suzuki, Yuichiro ^a   Squires, Diego C ^a   Riddiford, Lynn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental stability; Distal less; Juvenile hormone; Metamorphosis; Regeneration; Transdetermination; Tribolium castaneum; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LARVA; MANDUCA SEXTA; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIBOLIUM;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; MANDUCA SEXTA; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 58549096081     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.10.022     Document Type: Article

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