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Inhibitory effect of β-ecdysone on protein synthesis by blowfly fat body in vitro

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Synthesis of blow fly calliphorin and other blood proteins by larval fat body in organ culture is inhibited by β-ecdysone. The findings suggest a novel function for the hormone.

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  1. R. Pau & L. Levenbook

    Present address: ARC, Unit of Invertebrate Chemistry and Physiology, University of Sussex, Falmer, (England)

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  1. National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 20014, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    R. Pau, L. Levenbook & A. C. Bauer

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Pau, R., Levenbook, L. & Bauer, A.C. Inhibitory effect of β-ecdysone on protein synthesis by blowfly fat body in vitro. Experientia 35, 1449–1451 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01962776

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