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Transection of the nervous connections between the brain and the corpus allatum (CA) inOncopeltus fasciatus does not alter the susceptibility of the CA to precocene II in vivo.
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The authors wish to thank Patricia Ferugia for rearing the insects; Dr D. Soderlund, Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station for helpful discussions; and Dr A.O. Lea, Department of Entomology, University of Georgia for technical advice. To whom reprint requests should be addressed
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Bowers, W.S., Aldrich, J.R. In vivo inactivation of denervated corpora allata by precocene II in the bug,Oncopeltus fasciatus. Experientia 36, 362–364 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01952328
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