Induction of molting in crustacea by an insect molting hormone

Molting in a terrestrial isopod, Armadillidium vulgare, and in a fresh water crayfish, Procambarus sp. can be induced by an insect steroid hormone, ecdysterone. This is the first demonstration of induction of molting in a crustacean by a specific chemical. Arguments are presented that steroid hormon...

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Published inGeneral and comparative endocrinology Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 515 - 518
Main Authors Krishnakumaran, A., Schneiderman, H.A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.1969
Subjects
Animals
Biological Evolution
Cholestanes - pharmacology
Cholestanes - physiology
Crustacea - drug effects
Crustacea - physiology
Invertebrate Hormones - pharmacology
Metamorphosis, Biological
Methanol
Stimulation, Chemical
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Summary:Molting in a terrestrial isopod, Armadillidium vulgare, and in a fresh water crayfish, Procambarus sp. can be induced by an insect steroid hormone, ecdysterone. This is the first demonstration of induction of molting in a crustacean by a specific chemical. Arguments are presented that steroid hormones evolved in pre-Cambrian times, more than 600 million years ago.
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ISSN:0016-6480
1095-6840
DOI:10.1016/0016-6480(69)90168-3