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juvenile hormone (dict)
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Juvenile HormoneIn insects, juvenile hormone (also neotenin) refers to a group of hormones which ensure growth of the larva, while preventing metamorphosis. It is secreted by a gland located behind the brain. Juvenile hormone is also important for the production of eggs in female insects. Synthetic analogues of the juvenile hormone are used as an insecticide, preventing the larvae from developing into adult insects, and thus breaking the reproductive cycle. One of these, methoprene, is approved by WHO for use in drinking water cisterns to control mosquito larvae. - juvenile hormone is produced by endocrine glands, the (corpora allata)
- Juvenile hormone I
- CAS methyl (2E,6E)-7,11-diethyl-10R-(oxiranyl)-3-methyl-2,6-tridecadienoate
- Formula: C18H30O3
juvenile hormone is produced by paired endocrine glands behind the brain- one is a corpus allatum, the pair are called corpora allata.
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