- corpora allata
- a set of small endocrine glands in the head of insects just behind the brain, which inhibit metamorphosis by secretion of juvenile hormone.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
corpora allata
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Corpora allata — Corpora allata, bei Insekten als paarige Gehirnanhänge hinter den Corpora cardiaca liegende Hormondrüsen, die unter dem Einfluss eines Neurohormons ⇒ Juvenilhormone produzieren … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
Corpora allata — Cọrpora allata [lateinisch] Plural, innersekretorische, paarig angelegte Drüse beiderseits des Schlundes der Insekten; das von den Corpora allata erzeugte Hormon (Juvenilhormon) reguliert u. a. die Häutung und die Metamorphose. Die Corpora… … Universal-Lexikon
corpora allata — pl.; sing. corpus allatum (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Specialized endocrine glands, usually a pair of glandular bodies (may be fused to a single median organ) behind and linked to the brain by small nerve fibers, that produce juvenile hormones… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Corpora cardiaca — Cọrpora cardiaca [lateinisch] Plural, bei Insekten vorkommende, mit den Corpora allata und dem Protocerebrum in Nervenverbindung stehende, paarige (sekundär durch Verschmelzung auch unpaarig) drüsenartige Organe, die hinter dem Gehirn zu… … Universal-Lexikon
corpora incerta — see corpora allata … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ganglia allata — see corpora allata … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
endocrine system — Group of ductless glands that secrete hormones necessary for normal growth and development, reproduction, and homeostasis. The major endocrine glands are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, islets of Langerhans, adrenals, parathyroids, ovaries … Universalium
Juvenile hormone — Juvenile hormones (JHs) are a group of acyclic sesquiterpenoids that regulate many aspects of insect physiology. JHs regulate development, reproduction, diapause, and polyphenisms.[1][2][3] In insects, JH (formerly called neotenin) refers to a… … Wikipedia
Diapause — is the delay in development in response to regularly and recurring periods of adverse environmental conditions.[1][2] It is considered to be a physiological state of dormancy with very specific initiating and inhibiting conditions. Diapause is a… … Wikipedia
Juvenilhormon — Hormonelle Regulation der Insektenhäutung … Deutsch Wikipedia
