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SUBMITTER: McBrayer Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2359579 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Developmental cell 20071201 6
In insects, control of body size is intimately linked to nutritional quality as well as environmental and genetic cues that regulate the timing of developmental transitions. Prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH) has been proposed to play an essential role in regulating the production and/or release of ecdysone, a steroid hormone that stimulates molting and metamorphosis. In this report, we examine the consequences on Drosophila development of ablating the PTTH-producing neurons. Surprisingly, PTTH p ...[more]