Precocious metamorphosis in the juvenile hormone-deficient mutant of the silkworm, Bombyx mori.

Precocious metamorphosis in the juvenile hormone-deficient mutant of the silkworm, Bombyx mori.

Insect molting and metamorphosis are intricately governed by two hormones, ecdysteroids and juvenile hormones (JHs). JHs prevent precocious metamorphosis and allow the larva to undergo multiple rounds of molting until it attains the proper size for metamorphosis. In the silkworm, Bombyx mori, severa...

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Main Authors: Takaaki Daimon, Toshinori Kozaki, Ryusuke Niwa, Isao Kobayashi, Kenjiro Furuta, Toshiki Namiki, Keiro Uchino, Yutaka Banno, Susumu Katsuma, Toshiki Tamura, Kazuei Mita, Hideki Sezutsu, Masayoshi Nakayama, Kyo Itoyama, Toru Shimada, Tetsuro Shinoda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3297569?pdf=render

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