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Reassessing ecdysteroidogenic cells from the cell membrane receptors’ perspective

Ecdysteroids secreted by the prothoracic gland (PG) cells of insects control the developmental timing of their immature life stages. These cells have been historically considered as carrying out a single function in insects, namely the biochemical conversion of cholesterol to ecdysteroids and their...

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Autores principales: Alexandratos, Alexandros, Moulos, Panagiotis, Nellas, Ioannis, Mavridis, Konstantinos, Dedos, Skarlatos G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4742824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26847502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep20229