ecdysone


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ecdysone

(ĕk′də-sōn′)
n.
A steroid hormone produced by insects and crustaceans that promotes growth and controls molting.

ecdysone

see MOULTING HORMONE.
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KEY WORDS: Homarus americanus, lobster, shell disease, ecdysone, molting
Response of the American lobster to the stress of shell disease
For example, ecdysone of maternal origin is packaged into crustacean eggs largely as polar conjugates (18).
Embryotoxicity of the Alkylphenol Degradation Product 4-Nonylphenol to the Crustacean Daphnia magna
We hypothesized that the expression levels of most 20E-related genes would decrease to varying degrees after virus infection, possibly because the viral Egf gene inactivated the normal ecdysone hormone metabolism in the diseased host larvae.
Effects of nucleopolyhedrovirus infection on the development of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and expression of its 20-hydroxyecdysone- and juvenile hormone-related genes
Steroid receptors and other transcription factors in ecdysone response.
Beneficial effects of [beta]-Ecdysone on the joint, epiphyseal cartilage tissue and trabecular bone in ovariectomized rats
The synthesis of ecdysone in the Y-organ is also under inhibitory control by MIH (molt-inhibiting hormone) released by the sinus glands located in the eyestalks.
Metabolic effects of acute exposure to methoprene in the American lobster, Homarus americanus
epidermis, 1[degrees] LB, claw muscle) by inhibiting the action of 20E or by inhibiting the conversion of ecdysone to 20E by monooxygenase.
Characterization of limb autotomy factor-proecdysis ([LAF.sub.pro]), isolated from limb regenerates, that suspends molting in the land crab Gecarcinus lateralis
Molting and reproduction in grass shrimp are controlled by the molting hormone, ecdysone (2,3).
Long-Term Pyrene Exposure of Grass Shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, Affects Molting and Reproduction of Exposed Males and Offspring of Exposed Females
Molecular characterization of the cDNA encoding ecdysone receptor isoform B1 and its expression in oriential fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae).
Characterization of the cDna encoding membrane-bound trehalase, its expression and enzyme activity in bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)
The ecdysone inducible gene expression system: unexpected effects of muristerone A and ponasterone A on cytokine signaling in mammalian cells.
20-Hydroxyecdysone increases fiber size in a muscle-specific fashion in rat
Ecdysone titers during the molt cycle of the crayfish Orconectes sanborni.
Molt-Related and Size-Dependent Differences in the Escape Response and Post-Threat Behavior of the American Lobster, Homarus americanus
Molecular Characterization of the cDNA encoding ecdysone receptor isoform B1 and its expression in the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae).
Effect of [beta]-Cypermethrin exposure on the stability of nine housekeeping genes in Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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