Juvenile Hormone

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Contents 1 Function 2 Structure 3 Compartment 4 Expression 5 More General Terms 6 References

Function

• role in regulation of insect physiology, including development, reproduction, diapause, polyphenisms
• ensures growth of larva while preventing metamorphosis
• role in egg production by female insects

Structure

• acyclic sesquiterpenoids

Compartment

• secreted

Expression

• secreted by a pair of endocrine glands behind the brain, the corpora allata

More General Terms

• biochemistry

References

Wikipedia [1]

juvenile hormone