Ecdysone, an insect steroid hormone, and its mode of action.
1966
P Karlson, and
C E Sekeris
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
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.