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prothoracic gland

n.
Either of a pair of endocrine glands located in the prothorax of certain insects and secreting a hormone that regulates molting.
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(1974) Biosynthesis of ,-ecdysone by prothoracic glands in vitro.
Reminiscences of research on the chemistry and biology of natural sterols in insects, plants and humans
Proteins could be also involved in 1) intracellular transport of cholesterol or intermediate steroids, as has been described for adrenocortical cells or insect prothoracic glands (Feuilloley and Vaudry, 1996, Birkenbeil, 1983), and 2) in the storage of steroid hormones in secretory granules, as suggested for the DB cells of Helisoma duryi (Saleuddin et al., 1989).
Ultrastructural analysis of the dorsal body gland of the terrestrial snail Megalobulimus abbreviatus (Becquaert, 1948)/Analise ultraestrutural da glandula corpo dorsal do caracol terrestre Megalobulimus abbreviatus (Becquaert, 1948)
Additional evidence for the masking role and decreased capacity in aged cells of Sia were obtained from insect tissue, prothoracic glands, in Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera).
Cell Surface Sialylated N-Glycan Alterations during Development
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