Ecdysone control of developmental transitions: Lessons from drosophila research

Annual Review of Entomology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 497-516

  Yamanaka, Naoki ^a   Rewitz, Kim F ^b   O'Connor, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ashburner model; critical weight; developmental timing; metamorphosis; prothoracicotropic hormone

Indexed keywords

ECDYSONE;

ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METAMORPHOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ECDYSONE; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84872576280     PISSN: 00664170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-120811-153608     Document Type: Review

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