INSECT PHYSIOLOGY - THE EMERGING STORY OF ECDYSIS

Authors
HESTERLEE S MORTON DB
Citation
S. Hesterlee et Db. Morton, INSECT PHYSIOLOGY - THE EMERGING STORY OF ECDYSIS, Current biology, 6(6), 1996, pp. 648-650
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Biology
Journal title
Current biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09609822
Volume
6
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
648 - 650
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(1996)6:6<648:IP-TES>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The discovery of a new insect peptide hormone that triggers ecdysis - shedding of an old cuticle - has revealed hidden layers of intricacy a bout an insect behavior previously thought to be mediated by a single neuropeptide.