The Coming of Age of Insulin-Signalling in Insects

• Hoofdauteur: Colin G.H. Steel (auth)
• Andere auteurs: Xanthe Vafopoulou (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Reeks: Frontiers Research Topics
• Onderwerpen: Physiology; insulin-like proteins; timekeeping; interactions of signaling pathways; nutrition and metabolism; Growth and Development
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The new millennium has seen a major paradigm shift in insect endocrinology. Great advancements are being made which establish that nutrition and growth play a central role in diverse cellular and physiological phenomena during insect development and reproduction. Nutrition affects rates of growth an...