Mode of Action of Farnesol, the “Noble Unknown” in Particular in Ca2+ Homeostasis, and Its Juvenile Hormone-Esters in Evolutionary Retrospect

Farnesol, the sesquiterpenoid precursor of insect juvenile hormones (JH) that itself has JH activity, existed already long before animals and their hormones came into being. Although it is omnipresent in all eukaryotes, this molecule remains a “noble unknown” in cell physiology. It is neither docume...

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Main Authors: Arnold De Loof, Liliane Schoofs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.00141/full