Effects of juvenile hormone mimics on larval development and metamorphosis of Drosophila melanogaster.

doi:10.1016/0016-6480(91)90181-5

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Effects of juvenile hormone mimics on larval development and metamorphosis of Drosophila melanogaster.

General and comparative endocrinology - 1 May 1991

Riddiford L M, Ashburner M

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To determine if prolonged larval exposure to juvenile hormone (JH) could influence the decision to metamorphose, Drosophila melanogaster larvae were reared from hatching on medium containing either of the JH mimics, methoprene or 2-[1-methyl-2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)-ethoxy]-pyridine (S31183). The lat...

Topics

Abdomen
Animals
Drosophila melanogaster
Juvenile Hormones
Larva
Metamorphosis, Biological
Methoprene
Mutation
Pupa
Pyridines

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