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Changes in the size of corpora allata, in the juvenile hormone III titer in the hemolymph, and in the protein content of terminal oocytes throughout the first gonadotropic cycle in Aiolopus thalassinus (Insecta: Orthoptera: Acrididae)
Author(s) -
Schmidt Gerhard H.,
Othman Kamal S. A.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
archives of insect biochemistry and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.576
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1520-6327
pISSN - 0739-4462
DOI - 10.1002/arch.940240105
Subject(s) - juvenile hormone , corpus allatum , hemolymph , biology , titer , endocrinology , medicine , yolk , oocyte , hormone , andrology , zoology , antibody , biochemistry , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , embryo , ecology
In Aiolopus thalassinus (Fabr.), the changes in the volume of the corpora allata (CA), in the concentration of juvenile hormone III (JH III) in the hemolymph, and in protein content in the terminal (t) oocytes were studied during the first gonadotropic cycle. These parameters could be better related to the volume of t‐oocytes than to age after emergence. The JH III titer curve was maximum (2.9 pmol/10 μl) at an oocyte volume of 1.2 mm 3 . Before oviposition (days 10–16) the JH III titer decreased to 0.65 pmol/10 μl hemolyph. The increase in JH III titer reflected a period of high protein storage in the t‐oocytes. The largest volume of the CA was reached at the beginning of yolk storage in the t‐oocytes. The highest JH III titer did not correspond with the largest volume of CA, which occurred much earlier. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.