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Juvenile hormone titre and regulation in the cockroachDiploptera punctata

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Titres of juvenile hormone (JH) have been determined in both hemolymph and whole body extracts of femaleDiploptera punctata during the first gonotrophic cycle using a method employing gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for qualitative and quantitative analysis. JH III is the sole JH found in both adult and last instarD. punctata. Maximum values of ∼ 1500 ng/ml (∼6μM) were observed at the middle of the gonotrophic cycle, when basal oocyte growth rate was greatest. Changes in rates of JH release in vitro by corpora allata paralleled closely the changes in JH titre, suggesting that biosynthesis is a major regulator of titre. JH levels per animal were calculated from observed JH titres, and at certain time points in the gonotrophic cycle JH levels obtained from analysis of whole bodies were significantly greater than those predicted from hemolymph titres. These results suggest the existence of a nonhemolymph JH pool inD. punctata. Decay in JH titre after allatectomy of 5 day females has also been studied. Following a rapid initial decline, the rate of decay slowed appreciably 4 h post-operation. Thus, use of a first-order rate constant to estimate half-life of JH significantly underestimated the longevity of the hormone. The apparent persistence of JH following allatectomy may be due to the existence of a nonhemolymph JH pool.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, M5S 1A1, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    S. S. Tobe, R. P. Ruegg, B. A. Stay, F. C. Baker, C. A. Miller & D. A. Schooley

  2. Department of Zoology, University of Iowa, 52242, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    S. S. Tobe, R. P. Ruegg, B. A. Stay, F. C. Baker, C. A. Miller & D. A. Schooley

  3. Zoecon Corporation, 975 California Avenue, 94304, Palo Alto, California, USA

    S. S. Tobe, R. P. Ruegg, B. A. Stay, F. C. Baker, C. A. Miller & D. A. Schooley

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Tobe, S.S., Ruegg, R.P., Stay, B.A. et al. Juvenile hormone titre and regulation in the cockroachDiploptera punctata. Experientia 41, 1028–1034 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01952127

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