Vertebrate insulin induces diapause term
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Arpagaus, Martine
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Article
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1987
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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Due to its close structural homology with the 4K prothoracicotropic hormone isolated from Bombyx mori, we tested the ability of vertebrate insulin to break pupal diapause in a Lepidopteran, Pieris brassicae. Injection of 5μg of bovine insulin in diapausing pupae led to diapause termination and synch