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Ecdysteroids in the adult male blowflyCalliphora vicina

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Male adult blowflies contain ecdysteroids. A considerable amount of ecdysteroid is concentrated in the testes and gives rise to a high local concentration. Analysis by high performance liquid chromatography and thin-layer chromatography indicate that ecdysterone is the most prominent ecdysteroid in male flies. The results can explain several hormone-dependant processes.

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  1. Physiologisch-Chemisches Institut der Philipps-Universität, Deutschhausstr. 1-2, D-3550, Marburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    J. Koolman, K. Scheller & D. Bodenstein

  2. Zoologisches Institut der Universität, Röntgenring 10, D-8700, Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    J. Koolman, K. Scheller & D. Bodenstein

  3. Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

    J. Koolman, K. Scheller & D. Bodenstein

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Koolman, J., Scheller, K. & Bodenstein, D. Ecdysteroids in the adult male blowflyCalliphora vicina . Experientia 35, 134–135 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01917923

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