ecdysone

ecdysone

ecdysone [ ɛkdizɔn; ɛkdizon ] n. f.
• 1955; all. Ecdyson, de Ecdysis « mue », gr. ekdusis « action de se dépouiller »
Biol. Hormone produite par les glandes du prothorax des insectes, qui stimule la mue des larves.

ecdysone nom féminin (grec ekdusis, action d'échapper) Importante hormone de mue des insectes et des crustacés, chimiquement voisine des stérols.

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