Neurotropic effect of juvenile hormone III in larvae of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana

Authors
Richter, K Gronert, M
Citation
K. Richter et M. Gronert, Neurotropic effect of juvenile hormone III in larvae of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana, J INSECT PH, 45(12), 1999, pp. 1065-1071
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control",Physiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00221910 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
12
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1065 - 1071
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1910(199912)45:12<1065:NEOJHI>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Juvenile hormone III and juvenile hormone analogs (methoprene, farnesyl met hyl ether) cause a short-term depression of spike activity in last instar l arvae of the cockroach Periplaneta americana, specifically in the prothorac ic gland nerves, both in vivo and in vitro. The decreased nervous activity in the prothoracic gland nerves leads to decreased ecdysteroid secretion by the prothoracic gland. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.