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Starvation Increases Insulin Sensitivity and Reduces Juvenile Hormone Synthesis in Mosquitoes

BACKGROUND: The interactions between the insulin signaling pathway (ISP) and juvenile hormone (JH) controlling reproductive trade-offs are well documented in insects. JH and insulin regulate reproductive output in mosquitoes; both hormones are involved in a complex regulatory network, in which they...

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Autores principales: Perez-Hedo, Meritxell, Rivera-Perez, Crisalejandra, Noriega, Fernando G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3906049/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24489697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086183