Deciphering the fine neuroendocrine regulatory system during development
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 09:10
in Biology & Nature
Development, growth and reproduction are highly regulated in all animals. One of the key components of these processes is the precise action of steroid hormones. In a new study, researchers from the University of Tsukuba uncovered a regulatory pathway that controls ecdysteroid biosynthesis, a steroid hormone in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, to enable proper body size adjustment during development transition from growth to maturation.