beta-Ecdysone effects on the development of nucleopolyhedrosis in Heliothis spp.
1975
L L Keeley, and
S B Vinson
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007304
Insect Viruses
Viruses infecting insects, the largest family being BACULOVIRIDAE.
Insect Virus,Virus, Insect,Viruses, Insect
D007313
Insecta
Members of the phylum ARTHROPODA composed or organisms characterized by division into three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. They are the dominant group of animals on earth with several hundred thousand different kinds. Three orders, HEMIPTERA; DIPTERA; and SIPHONAPTERA; are of medical interest in that they cause disease in humans and animals. (From Borror et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p1).
Insects,Insect
D004440
Ecdysone
A steroid hormone that regulates the processes of MOLTING or ecdysis in insects.
Molting Hormone
D000818
Animals
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.