title: Glucocorticoid action on the growth and development of insects.
abstract: Cortisol increased growth and differentiation in the large milkweed insect (Oncopeltus fasciatus). The glucocorticoid significantly increased the growth of the insect as analyzed by wet and dry weights. Cortisol also stimulated the development of the insects over that of the controls during the six day bioassay.
mesh_terms: D000450:Aldosterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D003350:Cortodoxone / Q000494:pharmacology; D003900:Desoxycorticosterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000494:pharmacology; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects; D008901:Mineralocorticoids / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008901:Mineralocorticoids; D003900:Desoxycorticosterone; D000450:Aldosterone; C009413:tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone; D003350:Cortodoxone; D006854:Hydrocortisone