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From Mosquito Ovaries to Ecdysone; from Ecdysone to Wolbachia: One Woman’s Career in Insect Biology [PDF]
Insects, 2022 In anautogenous mosquitoes, synchronous development of terminal ovarian follicles after a blood meal provides an important model for studies on insect reproduction.
Ann M. Fallon
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Topical Application of Synthetic Hormones Terminated Reproductive Diapause of a Univoltine Weed Biological Control Agent [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Classical biological control is an important method for controlling invasive alien weeds. Univoltine insects can be highly effective biological control agents of annual weeds because they are well synchronized with their host plant.
Ikju Park, Lincoln Smith
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A midgut transcriptional regulatory loop favors an insect host to withstand a bacterial pathogen [PDF]
The InnovationMounting evidence suggests that insect hormones associated with growth and development also participate in pathogen defense. We have discovered a previously undescribed midgut transcriptional control pathway that modulates the availability of 20 ...
Zhaojiang Guo +13 more
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Starvation-Induced Changes to the Midgut Proteome and Neuropeptides in Manduca sexta [PDF]
InsectsStarvation is a complex physiological state that induces changes in protein expression to ensure survival. The insect midgut is sensitive to changes in dietary content as it is at the forefront of communicating information about incoming nutrients to the
Gurlaz Kaur +4 more
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Approaches and Tools to Study the Roles of Juvenile Hormones in Controlling Insect Biology [PDF]
, 2020 The juvenile hormones (JHs) are a group of sesquiterpenoids synthesized by the corpora allata. They play critical roles during insect development and reproduction.
Fernando G. Noriega, Marcela Nouzova
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Pathogens, 2020 Insect adipokinetic hormones (AKHs) are neuropeptides with a wide range of actions, including the control of insect energy metabolism. These hormones are also known to be involved in the insect defence system against toxins and pathogens.
Umesh Kumar Gautam +6 more
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Regulatory Mechanisms of Vitellogenesis in Insects
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 Vitellogenesis is pre-requisite to insect egg production and embryonic development after oviposition. During insect vitellogenesis, the yolk protein precursor vitellogenin (Vg) is mainly synthesized in the fat body, transported by the hemolymph through ...
Zhongxia Wu +3 more
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Regulatory Mechanisms of Cell Polyploidy in Insects
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2020 Polyploidy cells undergo the endocycle to generate DNA amplification without cell division and have important biological functions in growth, development, reproduction, immune response, nutrient support, and conferring resistance to DNA damage in animals.
Dani Ren +9 more
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Forestry Research, 2021 Dendrolimus punctatus Walker is a major pest affecting Pinus massoniana Lamb. forests and can cause serious economic and ecological losses. WRKY transcription factors play important roles in coping with various environmental stresses and plant responses ...
Hu Chen +6 more
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Hormones and Metabolism in Insect Stress [PDF]
, 2018 This book discusses the effects of both natural (e.g., temperature, humidity, and lack of food) and man-induced stressors (e.g., pollution) on insects.
Janković-Hladni, Miroslava I. +1 more
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