a hormone, produced by the insect brain, that regulates processes associated with ecdysis, such as darkening of the cuticle
Examples of 'bursicon' in a sentence
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Recent studies show that both bursicon subunits also form homodimers.
Shiheng An, Shengzhang Dong, Qian Wang, Sheng Li, Lawrence I Gilbert, David Stanley,Qisheng Song 2012, 'Insect neuropeptide bursicon homodimers induce innate immune and stress genes duringmolting by activating the NF-κB transcription factor Relish.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3314635?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This release surprisingly occurs in two waves, indicating bursicon secretion preceding and following the ecdysis sequence.
Loveall Brandon J, Deitcher David L 2010, 'The essential role of bursicon during Drosophila development', BMC Developmental Biologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/10/92. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)