[Moulting of insects without moulting gland: reseults with larvae of Periplaneta americana (author's transl)].
The course of moulting of Periplaneta americana larvae of which the prothoracic gland were exstirpated, was investigated in 2 succedding series. It could be proved that all animals underwent 1 or 2 moulting processes inspite of the absence of the moulting gland. These results demonstrate that the generally accepted classical schema of the endocrine control of the insect moulting must be renewed.
D000818:Animals; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000502:physiology*; D007301:Insect Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D007814:Larva; D008675:Metamorphosis, Biological; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena
D007301:Insect Hormones
Häutungen von Insekten ohne Häutungsdüse: Befunde mit Larven von Periplaneta americana