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Juvenile hormone (JH) administration increases the sensitivity of labellar chemosensilla inPhormia. It is suggested that this hormone plays a role in controlling both chemosensillar sensitivity and ovarian cycles.
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Angioy, A.M., Liscia, A., Crnjar, R. et al. An endocrine control mechanism for chemosensillar activity in the blowfly. Experientia 39, 545–546 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01965200
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