Effect of α-difluormethylornithine on Anastrepha fraterculus

Effect of α-difluormethylornithine on Anastrepha fraterculus

Ovarian sizes (length and width) were measured in young females of Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera, Tephritidae) subjected or not to the inhibitor α-difluormethylornithine (α-DFMO). The most effective concentration of α-DMFO used was 50 mM and the ovarian measurements (length and width)...

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Veröffentlicht in:Brazilian journal of biology 2009-02, Vol.69 (1), p.149
Hauptverfasser: Cardoso, V.V, Moreira, J.C.F, Oliveira, A.K
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Ovarian sizes (length and width) were measured in young females of Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera, Tephritidae) subjected or not to the inhibitor α-difluormethylornithine (α-DFMO). The most effective concentration of α-DMFO used was 50 mM and the ovarian measurements (length and width) of the treated females were smaller than those of females not treated with α-DMFO. These data may suggest some relationship between ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) and sexual maturation in A. fraterculus.
ISSN:1519-6984