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corpus allatum
corpus allatum[′kȯr·pəs ə′lād·əm] (invertebrate zoology) An endocrine structure near the brain of immature arthropods that secretes a juvenile hormone, neotenin. corpus allatum
Fig. 121 Corpus allatum . The brain of Rhodnius (the kissing bug). corpus allatum a gland present in the head of insects that is responsible for the production of juvenile hormone and maintains the larval characteristics at each moult until the adult metamorphosis takes place. |