TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of juvenile hormones in crustacean reproduction
AU - Laufer, H.
AU - Ahl, Jonna S.B.
AU - Sagi, Amir
N1 - Funding Information:
The research reported here was supported in part from the Sea Grant College Program; a Fulbright Scholarship, and a Binational Agricultural Research Development Foundation fellowship to A.S. We wish to thank Dr. Frank Mauri of the University of Connecticut Biotechnology Center for the use of the facilities and technical assistance. We wish to thank the Environmental Control Laboratory of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Waterford, Connecticut, for generously providing living specimens of Libi-nia emarginata, and to Dr. Larry Renfro for help with their transport.
PY - 1993/12/1
Y1 - 1993/12/1
N2 - SYNOPSIS. Similar to juvenile hormone production in adult insects, the production of methyl farnesoate (MF) seems to be related to reproduction in both sexes in mature crustaceans. The mandibular organ (MO) synthesizes MF, and its activity corresponds to reproductive stages. High MF levels in the blood are found in vitellogenic females and reproductively active males. Conversely, low levels are found in immature females, non-vitellogenic females, and males that are in reproductive diapause. The MO is under inhibitory control by neurosecretory factors from the sinus gland located in the eyestalks, and may be stimulated by factors from the brain and/or thoracic ganglion.
AB - SYNOPSIS. Similar to juvenile hormone production in adult insects, the production of methyl farnesoate (MF) seems to be related to reproduction in both sexes in mature crustaceans. The mandibular organ (MO) synthesizes MF, and its activity corresponds to reproductive stages. High MF levels in the blood are found in vitellogenic females and reproductively active males. Conversely, low levels are found in immature females, non-vitellogenic females, and males that are in reproductive diapause. The MO is under inhibitory control by neurosecretory factors from the sinus gland located in the eyestalks, and may be stimulated by factors from the brain and/or thoracic ganglion.
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U2 - 10.1093/icb/33.3.365
DO - 10.1093/icb/33.3.365
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77957211985
SN - 1540-7063
VL - 33
SP - 365
EP - 374
JO - Integrative and Comparative Biology
JF - Integrative and Comparative Biology
IS - 3
ER -