Mechanisms regulating nutrition-dependent developmental plasticity through organ-specific effects in insects

Nutrition, via the insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IIS)/Target of Rapamycin (TOR) signaling pathway, can provide a strong molding force for determining animal size and shape. For instance, nutrition induces a disproportionate increase in the size of male horns in dung and rhinoceros beetles, or...

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Autores principales: Koyama, Takashi, Mendes, Cláudia C., Mirth, Christen K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
Materias:
Physiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3783933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24133450
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2013.00263

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3783933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24133450
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2013.00263

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