Rectal sac distention is induced by 20-hydroxyecdysone in the pupa of Bombyx mori

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 250-254

  Suzuki, Takumi ^a   Sakurai, Sho ^a   Iwami, Masafumi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; Ecdysone; Excretory system; Meconium; Metamorphosis

Indexed keywords

ECDYSTERONE;

ADULT; BODY FLUID; BRAIN; HORMONE; METAMORPHOSIS; MOLT; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PUPA; PUPATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; METABOLISM; METAMORPHOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM; SILKWORM;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; ECDYSTERONE; ELIMINATIVE BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; PUPA; RECTUM;

BOMBYX MORI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 59649107151     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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