Ecdysteroids and Embryonic Development in the Shore Crab, Carcinus maenas

1982; De Gruyter; Volume: 363; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1515/bchm2.1982.363.2.1059

ISSN

0018-4888

Autores

Fabienne Lachaise, Jean‐Sébastien Hoffmann,

Tópico(s)

Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth

Resumo

Eggs at various stages of embryonic development of Carcinus maenas contain high concentrations of the ecdysteroid ponasterone A together with lower titres of 20-hydroxyecdysone and ecdysone. Correlative studies on ecdysteroid titres and developmental characteristics of Carcinus embryos indicate that one function of ponasterone A might be related to the control of deposition of an embryonic envelope.

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