| Katherine Sowden, Xue Liang Hormonal Insecticides
Division: | Biotechnology | Category: | Senior | Region: | Waterloo-Wellington | City: | Guelph, ON | School: | Centennial Collegiate and Vocational Institute | Abstract: | The effects of the non-steroidal ecdysone agonist, RH-5849, on the development of insect larvae and the expression of ecdysone receptor (EcR) protein were investigated in Drosophila melanogaster. RH-5849 resulted in the apparent up-regulation of the EcR protein coincident with a significant death rate of larvae. |
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