Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 93, No. 8 (Apr. 16, 1996), pp. 3368-3372 (5 pages) Prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH) is the central cerebral ...
Holometabolous insects undergo complete metamorphosis to become sexually mature adults. Metamorphosis is initiated by brain-derived prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH), which stimulates the production ...
A team of University of Minnesota researchers have discovered how PTTH, a hormone produced by the brain, controls the metamorphosis of juvenile insects into adults. The finding, published in the Dec.