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A specific binding protein for the moulting hormone ecdysterone in locust haemolymph

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Specific binding of3H-ecdysterone to a high mol. wt. protein from Locusta migratoria haemolymph was shown by gel filtration. The hormone-protein complex shos a dissociation constant Kd≃3.10−7 M, and the concentration of binding sites varies during the last larval instar.

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Feyereisen, R. A specific binding protein for the moulting hormone ecdysterone in locust haemolymph. Experientia 33, 1111–1113 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01946001

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