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J Insect Physiol. 1999 Dec;45(12):1065-1071. doi: 10.1016/s0022-1910(99)00090-6.

Neurotropic effect of juvenile hormone III in larvae of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana.

Journal of insect physiology

K Richter, M Gronert

Affiliations

  1. Saxon Academy of Sciences, Research Group Jena, POB 100322, D-07743, Jena, Germany

PMID: 12770267 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1910(99)00090-6

Abstract

Juvenile hormone III and juvenile hormone analogs (methoprene, farnesyl methyl ether) cause a short-term depression of spike activity in last instar larvae of the cockroach Periplaneta americana, specifically in the prothoracic gland nerves, both in vivo and in vitro. The decreased nervous activity in the prothoracic gland nerves leads to decreased ecdysteroid secretion by the prothoracic gland.

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