prothoracic gland

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prothoracic gland

n.
Either of a pair of endocrine glands located in the prothorax of certain insects and secreting a hormone that regulates molting.
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prothorac′ic gland`


n.
either of a pair of endocrine glands in the thorax of some insects, functioning to promote molting.
[1885–90]
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Ultrastructure of exocrine prothoracic gland of Datana ministra (Drury) (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) and the nature of its secretion.
A Florida defoliator, nystalea ebalea (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae), found feeding on Brazilian peppertree
(1940) Induction of pupation in the silkworm by transplanting the prothoracic gland. Proc.
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Ultrastructural and immunocytochemical investigation of ecdysteroid secretion by the prothoracic gland of the waxmoth Galleria mellonella.
Ultrastructural analysis of the dorsal body gland of the terrestrial snail Megalobulimus abbreviatus (Becquaert, 1948)/Analise ultraestrutural da glandula corpo dorsal do caracol terrestre Megalobulimus abbreviatus (Becquaert, 1948)
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