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bursicon: a standalone construct

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Insect physiology

a neurohormone released after emergence that triggers hardening and darkening of the new insect cuticle.

In insect physiology, bursicon refers to a neurohormone released after emergence that triggers hardening and darkening of the new insect cuticle. This meaning comes from Fraenkel (1965) in Journal of Insect Physiology.[1]

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cuticle1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct emergence5 fields · 12 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs hardening2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Fraenkel, G., & Hsiao, C. (1965). Bursicon, a hormone which mediates tanning of the cuticle in the adult fly and other insects. Journal of Insect Physiology, 11(5), 513-556. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1910(65)90137-x

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