Secretion of ecdysteroid by sheaths of t
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Loeb, M. J. ;Brandt, E. P. ;Woods, C. W. ;Bell, R. A.
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Article
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1988
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Testes of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, secrete ecdysteroid in vitro during the silk-spinning pharate pupa stage and in mid to late adult development during the pupal stage. Low titers (3-6 pg/pl) of exogenous 20-hydroxyecdysone are required to elicit endogenous ecdysteroid production. Testis ec