@article{04363956b0ff4d29aaeb4bb2aea812c2,
title = "Methyl farnesoate appears to be a crustacean reproductive hormone",
abstract = "Methyl farnesoate (MF) is an unepoxidated form of juvenile hormone III, which controls reproduction in insects and appears to serve the same function in Crustacea. MF is synthesized by the mandibular organs (MOs) and has been found in the hemolymph of both females and males in more than 25 species of crustaceans. MF is most actively synthesized by females during vitellogenesis. MF appears to be an active gonadotropin since implants of MOs into non-reproductives will increase gonad indices. In males, high titers of MF are associated with large reproductive systems and aggressive mating behavior.",
author = "H. Laufer and A. Sagi and Ahl, {J. S.B.} and E. Homola",
note = "Funding Information: We would like to thank David Dodge and the staff of the New England Utilities Environmental Laboratory at Millstone Power Plant for the collection of Libinia emarginata, and Dr. Larry Renfro for help with their transportation; the technical advice of Dr. F. Mauri of the University of Connecticut Biotechnology Center; and for the use of the HPLC facilities. This work was supported in part from the Sea Grant College Program to H.L.; a Fulbright Scholarship, and a Binational Agricultural Research Development Foundation fellowship to A.S.",
year = "1992",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1080/07924259.1992.9672252",
language = "English",
volume = "22",
pages = "17--20",
journal = "Invertebrate Reproduction and Development",
issn = "0792-4259",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "1-3",
}