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R Augier

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PubMed1990

Ovaries and regulation of juvenile hormone titer in Acheta domesticus L. (Orthoptera).

A study was performed on females Acheta domesticus to examine the effects of various experimental conditions on the ovarian physiology. Using a radioimmunoassay to determine juvenile hormone (JH) titers as well as in vitro JH biosynthesis, we observed that retention of mature follicles in egg-retaining females, i.e., virgins or mated females not provided an egg-laying substrate, inhibits JH production and consequently oocyte development. Mating in intact as well as ovariectomized females does not affect corpora allata activity. It is only when mating is associated with egg laying that JH biosynthesis and hemolymph titers increased and oocyte development and fecundity are stimulated. Despite lower JH biosynthesis, ovariectomized females present enlarged corpora allata and the levels of JH observed in their hemolymph were intermediate between those of intact egg-laying and virgin females. In intact females, the hemolymph JH titers as well as the JH esterase activities were related to ovarian development. JH esterase activity was very high in ovariectomized animals. Several factors involved in ovarian development of A. domesticus are discussed.

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PubMed1986

In vivo application of HRP crystals: a new and efficient method for tracing neural connections in insects.

Solid HRP pellets prepared with a 2.5% Triton X-100 aqueous solution were implanted either into corpora allata or applied onto neurohemal organs of a cricket. The method presents two advantages: it allows one to perform "in vivo" instead of "in vitro" experiments, and detergent HRP pellets are easy to manipulate. Thus, this method combines simplicity with accuracy and appears to be very useful in tracing neural connections in the insect nervous system.

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PubMed1985

Physiological approach to the onset of receptivity in female Acheta domesticus. I. Role of the corpora allata and ovaries.

During the 32 hr following the imaginal moult, all female Acheta domesticus actively or passively refuse male courtship; they are unreceptive. As of 32 hr, the most precocious females become receptive and accept mating. At this time, juvenile hormone (JH III) synthesized by corpora allata (CA) is already detectable in hemolymph, while ecdysteroids (synthesized by ovaries) begin increasing at 48 hr. JH III and ecdysteroid levels in hemolymph were measured by RIA. After allatectomy and/or ovariectomy, all females became receptive, thus showing that CA and/or ovaries are not essential to the onset of receptivity. However, male courtship is longer for allatectomized females; in ovariectomized females, mating is delayed.

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