Morph-specific diurnal variation in allatostatin immunostaining in the corpora allata of Gryllus firmus: Implications for the regulation of a morph-specific circadian rhythm for JH biosynthetic rate

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266-270

  Stay, Barbara ^a   Zera, Anthony J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allatostatin; Circadian cycle; Cricket; Gryllus firmus; JH biosynthesis; JH titer; Wing polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALLATOSTATIN; HORMONE ANTAGONIST; JUVENILE HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE;

CRICKET; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HORMONE; IMAGE; IMMUNITY; INHIBITOR; NEUROLOGY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORPUS ALLATUM; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; GRYLLIDAE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORPORA ALLATA; FEMALE; GRYLLIDAE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; JUVENILE HORMONES; MORPHOGENESIS; NEUROPEPTIDES; WING;

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS FIRMUS;

EID: 75749088309     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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