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Endocrine aspects of mosquito reproduction

โœ Scribed by Marc J. Klowden

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
141 KB
Volume
35
Category
Article
ISSN
0739-4462

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โœฆ Synopsis

Blood ingestion by the female mosquito initiates a series of endocrine events that is dominated by juvenile hormone, ecdysteroids, and several peptide hormones, resulting in the maturation of a batch of eggs. The mechanisms of hormone release and their roles during the previtellogenic, vitellogenic, and postvitellogenic phases are discussed.

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