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Biological Metamorphosis

Known as: Biological Metamorphoses, Metamorphosis, Biological, Metamorphosis 
A biological process in which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the… 
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CyclomorphosisMorphogenesisaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

Narrower (3)

Diapauseimaginal disc morphogenesissalivary gland histolysis

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Growth and Development functionMetaplasia

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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Molting of megalopae from the blue crab Callinectes sapidus: effects of offshore and estuarine cues
Postlarvae (megalopae) of the blue crab CaUinectes sapidus (Rathbun) are transported from shelf/coastal areas into estuanes where… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
The Long Term Care Crisis: Elders Trapped in the No-Care Zone
Introduction PART ONE: OVERVIEW Prospective Payment Revolution and Long Term Care Restructuring of the Nonprofit Sector PART TWO… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Sex‐specific neuronal respecification during the metamorphosis of the genital segments of the tobacco hornworm moth Manduca sexta
At metamorphosis, the terminal abdominal segments of larvae of the moth Manduca sexta transform into either male or female… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A QUANTITATIVE‐GENETIC ANALYSIS OF LARVAL LIFE‐HISTORY TRAITS IN HYLA CRUCIFER
We used a half‐sib design to examine the genetic components of phenotypic variance in several life‐history traits in Hyla… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Sexual differentiation in the terminal ganglion of the moth Manduca sexta: Role of sex‐specific neuronal death
In the insect Manduca sexta the genitalia on the terminal abdominal segments are sexually dimorphic structures but they arise… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Chronic Granulocytic Leukaemia: Effect of Elective Splenectomy on the Course of Disease
Conventional treatment by drugs or irradiation produces little prolongation of life in patients with chronic granulocytic… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Aggregation, adhesion, and viscous metamorphosis of platelets in congenital fibrinogen deficiencies.
Abstract In citrated platelet-rich plasma, platelet spreading adhesion on glass and spontaneous platelet aggregation were found… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
THE REGULATION OF UREA-BIOSYNTHESIS ENZYMES IN VERTEBRATES.
1. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase, ornithine transcarbamoylase, the arginine-synthetase system and arginase were measured in the… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
The repression and induction by thyroxin of hemoglobin synthesis during amphibian metamorphosis.
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Induction of Viscous Metamorphosis in Human Blood Platelets by means other than by Thrombin
VISCOUS metamorphosis is characterized by the morphological and biochemical changes displayed by the blood platelets during the… 
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