Peptide Hormones in the Insect Midgut

Insects produce many peptide hormones that play important roles in regulating growth, development, immunity, homeostasis, stress, and other processes to maintain normal life. As part of the digestive system, the insect midgut is also affected by hormones secreted from the prothoracic gland, corpus a...

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Main Authors: Kai Wu, Shirong Li, Jing Wang, Yuyang Ni, Wuren Huang, Qiuning Liu, Erjun Ling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00191/full