New Functions of Arthropod Bursicon: Inducing Deposition and Thickening of New Cuticle and Hemocyte...
New Functions of Arthropod Bursicon: Inducing Deposition and Thickening of New Cuticle and Hemocyte Granulation in the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Arthropod growth requires molt-associated changes in softness and stiffness of the cuticle that protects from desiccation, infection and injury. Cuticle hardening in insects depends on the blood-borne hormone, bursicon (Burs), although it has never been determined in hemolymph. Whilst also having Burs, decapod crustaceans reiterate molting many mor...
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New Functions of Arthropod Bursicon: Inducing Deposition and Thickening of New Cuticle and Hemocyte Granulation in the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1326553096
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1326553096
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0046299
