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  • Title: Adipokinetic peptide hormone content and biosynthesis during locust development.
    Author: Oudejans RC, Mes TH, Kooiman FP, van der Horst DJ.
    Journal: Peptides; 1993; 14(5):877-81. PubMed ID: 8284264.
    Abstract:
    The content and biosynthesis of adipokinetic hormones (Lom-AKH-I, -II. and -III) were studied in larval stages and adults of Locusta migratoria. The amount of all three AKHs increases with age, although the patterns found for AKH-I and -II differ from that for AKH-III. Biosynthetic capacity of the corpus cardiacum for the three AKHs increases with age, particularly in larvae, whereas in adults this increase is only observed for AKH-III. The amounts of AKH-I and -II stored and their active biosynthesis greatly surpass the small quantities needed for mobilization of fuels during flight. The data for AKH-III suggest that this hormone may be important also during larval stages.
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