prothoracicotropic hormone
prothoracicotropic hormone · prothoracicotropic hormones
A peptide hormone found in insects, produced in the copora cardiaca or corpus allata,…A peptide hormone found in insects, produced in the copora cardiaca or corpus allata, which initiates the release of the ecdysteroid hormone from the prothoracic gland.
Meaning
1 sensesA peptide hormone found in insects, produced in the copora cardiaca or corpus allata, which initiates the release of the ecdysteroid hormone from the prothoracic gland.
Forms
plural: prothoracicotropic hormones| Singular | prothoracicotropic hormone |
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