Protein and ecdysteroid secretion in the
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Klaus Richter; Eckehard Baumann
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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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