📚 noun • entry_id 56124
ecdysteroid
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ecdisteroide
Any of a group of hormones responsible for moulting in insects and other functions in other invertebrates and plants.
In some dipteran species, ecdysteroids synthesis starts at almost the same time as the onset of vitellogenin synthesis, whereas in other species like orthopterans the synthesis sta…
The ecdysteroid group includes more than 250 polyhydroxysterols that occur in plants and animals, with 20-hydroxyecdysone (20-OH-E) being the physiologically active moulting hormon…
Phrases
No hay frases
Word forms