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Changes in patterns of ecdysteroid secretion by the ring gland ofDrosophila in relation to the sterol composition of the diet

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Brain-ring glands fromDrosophila larvae reared on a defined diet containing campesterol (24-methyl-cholesterol) as the major sterol, secreted-in addition to ecdysone-a compound identified previously as a 24-methyl analogue, 20-deoxy-makisterone A. Using ergosterol or cholesterol as the sterol component of the diet, only ecdysone was detectable in cultures of brain-ring glands.

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  1. Ch. P. F. Redfern

    Present address: Department of Dermatology, University of Newcastle, NE1 4LP, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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Redfern, C.P.F. Changes in patterns of ecdysteroid secretion by the ring gland ofDrosophila in relation to the sterol composition of the diet. Experientia 42, 307–309 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01942516

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