Direct effects of hypoxia and nitric oxide on ecdysone secretion by insect prothoracic glands
Insect metamorphosis is controlled by the primary molting hormone ecdysone, which is secreted by the prothoracic glands (PG) to sequentially promote commitment of fifth (final) larval stage Manduca sexta larvae to pupae and then to adult development. A recent study suggests that low tissue oxygenati...
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