▪ Abstract The mevalonate pathway in insects has two important peculiarities, the absence of
the sterol branch and the synthesis of juvenile hormone (JH), that may have influenced the …

Concurrent with our expanding knowledge of the general field of endocrinology has come
the revelation that what was accepted as a central dogma is no longer true. In the case of …

The years following the 1985 publication of Comprehensive Insect Physiology, Biochemistry
and Pharmacology have been marked by stunning developments in insect science. A …

The high degree of conservation of the core sequence of the “cockroach‐types” of AST and
their widespread distribution suggest that they should be considered a ubiquitous family of …

Background Epigenetic modifications including DNA methylation and post-translational
modifications of histones are known to regulate gene expression. Antagonistic activities of …

Juvenile hormones (JH) are highly pleiotropic insect hormones essential for post-embryonic
development. The circulating JH titer in the hemolymph of insects is influenced by enzymatic …

In the 1950s, Berta Scharrer predicted that neurosecretions from the brain regulated corpus
allatum activity based upon the observation of the change in localization of neurosecretory …

The vitellogenic role of juvenile hormone (JH) was one of the historical discoveries made by
VB Wigglesworth on his favourite model, the blood-sucking bug Rhodnius prolixus …

Leaf-cutting ants are important pests of forests and agricultural crops in the Neotropical
region. Atta sexdens colonies can be composed of thousands of individuals, which form a …

In metazoans, neuronal and endocrine communication is based on the release of
extracellular signalling molecules that are recognised in a physiological concentration range …