title: The effect of fat body on the differentiation in vitro of wing imaginal discs ofDrosophila melanogaster.
abstract: The effect of suboptimal levels of α-ecdysone on the differentiation in vitro ofDrosophila melanogaster wing discs was enhanced by the addition of larval fat body to the cultures. However, similar experiments with β-ecdysome showed no enhancement. It is suggested that a partial conversion of α-ecdysone to β-ecdysone by the fat body may well account for these results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Washington, 98195, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Milner
authors.affiliation: The School of Biology, University of Sussex, Brighton, England.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Sang
keywords: Drosophila melanogaster; Ecdysones; Fat body; Imaginal discs