The prothoracic gland (moulting gland) of Periplaneta americana, the main source of ecdysteroids, was found to secrete proteins besides ecdysteroids. The course of ecdysone and protein secretion during the last larval instar was determined under in vitro conditions. Ecdysteroid production in the pro
3-dehydroecdysone secretion by the molting gland of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana (L.)
✍ Scribed by Klaus Richter; Gustav-Adolf Böhm; Frank Leubert
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 126 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0739-4462
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