Purification and characterization of juv
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A.M.W. Vermunt; A.M.G. Vermeesch; C.A.D. de Kort
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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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In the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), low juvenile hormone (JH) titers are necessary to initiate metamorphosis and diapause. Low JH titers coincide with high activities of JH esterase, which occur mainly in the hemolymph. The specific activity of JH esterase appeared to be highe