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corpus allatum

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

corpus allatum (pl. corpora allata) One of the glandular organs found on either side of the oesophagus in most insects, although they may become fused to form a single organ, as in Diptera. The corpora allata, which release juvenile hormone, have a nervous connection with the corpus cardiacum, which in turn connects with neurosecretory cells in the brain.

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corpus allatum

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Copyright

corpus allatum (pl. corpora allata) See juvenile hormone.

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