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Silk Moth Neuropeptide Hormones: Prothoracicotropic Hormone and Others
Author(s) -
NAGATA SHINJI,
KATAOKA HIROSHI,
SUZUKI A.INORI
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1327.004
Subject(s) - bombyx mori , metamorphosis , hormone , moulting , neuropeptide , biology , prothoracic gland , insect , juvenile hormone , bombyx , ecdysone , microbiology and biotechnology , endocrinology , biochemistry , larva , botany , gene , receptor
A bstract : The silkworm, Bombyx mori , is a very useful model species, especially in genetics, biochemistry, physiology, and molecular biology, helping researchers unravel the many mysteries involved in the insect life process. The present review describes our early contributions as chemists to the study of the molting and metamorphosis of B. mori . We also present research by Japanese scientists that contributed to the isolation and characterization of peptide hormones from B. mori .