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Biochemical Aspects of Juvenile Hormone Action in Insects

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Control Mechanisms in Development

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Insects undergo profound morphological changes that take place long after the embryonic stage and are thus excellent models for the study of extrinsic control of genetic programs in higher organisms. In the process of metamorphosis, undifferentiated cells organized as imaginal disks develop into complex structures (legs, wings, antennae, etc.). The genetic program that dictates the ecdysone-induced differentiation and development of the imaginal discs is regulated and modulated by the juvenile hormone (JH). A high titer of juvenile hormone prevents differentiation and rapid growth of the disks. Prior to metamorphosis the hormone titer falls, and the low level then permits development to proceed. Thus, juvenile hormone exerts an inhibitory effect on the course of development during larval life.

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    Yuzuru Akamatsu, Peter E. Dunn, Ferenc J. Kézdy, Karl J. Kramer, John H. Law, David Reibstein & Larry L. Sanburg

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Akamatsu, Y. et al. (1975). Biochemical Aspects of Juvenile Hormone Action in Insects. In: Meints, R.H., Davies, E. (eds) Control Mechanisms in Development. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 62. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3255-8_8

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