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Shingleton, A.W. (2005). Body-size regulation: combining genetics and physiology.  Curr. Biol. 15(20): R825--R827.
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FBrf0190044
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Note
Abstract
New research has revealed that the activity of the insulin-signaling pathway in the prothoracic gland of Drosophila modulates ecdysone release and thereby influences both the duration and rate of larval growth.
PubMed ID
16243018
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DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2005.10.006
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    Language of Publication
    English
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    Publication Type
    Journal
    Abbreviation
    Curr. Biol.
    Title
    Current Biology
    Publication Year
    1991-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0960-9822
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