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Molting

Known as: Moultings, Moltings, Ecdysis 
Periodic casting off FEATHERS; HAIR; or cuticle. Molting is a process of sloughing or desquamation, especially the shedding of an outer covering and… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Plastic contamination in the decapod crustacean Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758).
The aim of this study was to determine the extent Nephrops consumes plastics in the Clyde Sea and if this intake occurs through… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Biological Surface Coating and Molting Inhibition as Mechanisms of TiO2 Nanoparticle Toxicity in Daphnia magna
The production and use of nanoparticles (NP) has steadily increased within the last decade; however, knowledge about risks of NP… Expand
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Arthropod nuclear receptors and their role in molting.
The molting process in arthropods is regulated by steroid hormones acting via nuclear receptor proteins. The most common molting… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life
Long-held ideas regarding the evolutionary relationships among animals have recently been upended by sometimes controversial… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Shade is the Drosophila P450 enzyme that mediates the hydroxylation of ecdysone to the steroid insect molting hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone.
The steroid 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) is the primary regulatory hormone that mediates developmental transitions in insects and… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The role of
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  • Journal of insect physiology
  • 2000
    • Corpus ID: 25137149
The effect of [His(7)]-corazonin on the body color in Locusta migratoria was examined by varying the injected dose and the time… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Drosophila EcR-B ecdysone receptor isoforms are required for larval molting and for neuron remodeling during metamorphosis.
During the metamorphic reorganization of the insect central nervous system, the steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone induces a wide… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Evidence for a clade of nematodes, arthropods and other moulting animals
The arthropods constitute the most diverse animal group, but, despite their rich fossil record and a century of study, their… Expand
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
A baculovirus blocks insect molting by producing ecdysteroid UDP-glucosyl transferase.
The predicted amino acid sequence of a newly identified gene of the insect baculovirus Autographa californica nuclear… Expand
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Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH--I. CYTOLOGY OF DEGENERATION IN THE INTERSEGMENTAL MUSCLES OF THE PERNYI SILKMOTH.
Abstract In the silkworm, Antheraea pernyi , the intersegmental muscles of the abdomen degenerate within 48 hr after the ecdysis… Expand
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