The steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone binds to dopamine receptor to repress lepidopteran insect feeding and promote pupation
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008331
Abstract: Holometabolous insects stop feeding at the final larval instar stage and then undergo metamorphosis; however, the mechanism is unclear. In the present study, using the serious lepidopteran agricultural pest Helicoverpa armigera as a model, we… read more here.
Keywords: binds dopamine; pupation; dopecr; larval feeding ... See more keywords