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juvenile hormone
juvenile hormone (neotenin) A hormone, released by the corpora allata, which regulates the form of larvae after each moult. Juvenile hormone brings about the retention of juvenile characteristics in developing insects, but has other functions in adults (e.g. it may be required for the proper development of reproductive organs and for the deposition of yolk in eggs).
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "juvenile hormone." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "juvenile hormone." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-juvenilehormone.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "juvenile hormone." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-juvenilehormone.html |
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juvenile hormone
juvenile hormone A hormone secreted by insects from a pair of endocrine glands (corpora allata) close to the brain. It inhibits metamorphosis and maintains the presence of larval features.
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"juvenile hormone." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "juvenile hormone." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-juvenilehormone.html "juvenile hormone." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-juvenilehormone.html |
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