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Adipokinetic hormone is the name given to a biological activity detectable in extracts taken from the locust corpora cardiaca, major neuroendocrine structures in insects (Mayer and Candy, 1969; Beenakkers, 1969). In recent years there has been a great deal of progress at the molecular level concerning these and related hormones in other insects and several primary structures are known. The corpora cardiaca (CC) of the locust have moreover provided us with a model preparation in which to investigate the molecular biology of neuropeptide biosynthesis.
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O’Shea, M., Hekimi, S., Schulz-Aellen, MF. (1990). Locust Adipokinetic Hormones: Molecular Biology of Biosynthesis. In: Hagedorn, H.H., Hildebrand, J.G., Kidwell, M.G., Law, J.H. (eds) Molecular Insect Science. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3668-4_23
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