Bursicon homodimers induce innate immune by activating the expression of anti-microbial peptide genes in the shrimp Neocaridina heteropoda

Bursicon, the insect cuticle-hardening hormone, is a heterodimeric cystine knot protein that activates G protein-coupled receptor LGR2

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Bursicon, a hormone which mediates tanning of the cuticle in the adult fly and other insects

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<i>Drosophila</i> molting neurohormone bursicon is a heterodimer and the natural agonist of the orphan receptor DLGR2

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Hormonal and Nervous Control of Tanning in the Fly

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The Imaginal Ecdysis of Blowflies. Detection of the Blood-Borne Darkening Factor and Determination of Some of Its Properties

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