Temperature-dependent regulatory mechanism of larval development of the wax moth (Galleria mellonella).

• Authors: Bronisław Cymborowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The mechanisms underlying larval diapause in the wax moth (Galleria mellonella) is one of the most throughly studied aspects. At the low temperature of 18°C, the last instar larvae did not pupate but transferred to 30°C they initiated development and pupation in a circadian manner. Different types of surgical manipulations including head-ligation, nerve cord-severance, implantation of the brain, prothoracic glands, accompanied with ecdysteroid titre measurements indicated that diapausing arrest of larval development at 18°C might be due to the nervous inhibition of their prothoracic glands.

Keywords

EN

ecdysteroids; brain proteins; larval diapause; physiology; wax moth; Galleria mellonella; storage proteins

• Publisher: Polish Biochemical Society
• Journal: Acta Biochimica Polonica
• Year: 2000
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 215-221

Dates

published

2000

received

1999-10-27

accepted

2000-01-31

Contributors

author

Bronisław Cymborowski

• Department of Invertebrate Physiology, Warsaw University, F. Żwirki i S. Wigury 93, 02-089 Warszawa, Poland

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