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The essential role of bursicon during Drosophila development
BACKGROUND: The protective external cuticle of insects does not accommodate growth during development. To compensate for this, the insect life cycle is punctuated by a series of molts. During the molt, a new and larger cuticle is produced underneath the old cuticle. Replacement of the smaller, old c...
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2942807/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20807433 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-213X-10-92 |