"Ecdysterone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A steroid hormone that regulates the processes of MOLTING or ecdysis in insects. Ecdysterone is the 20-hydroxylated ECDYSONE.
| Descriptor ID |
D004441
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.247.222.265.165.750 D06.472.445.573.271.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Ecdysterone- Ecdysterone
- Crustecdysone
- 20-Hydroxyecdysone
- 20 Hydroxyecdysone
- Beta-Ecdysone
- Beta Ecdysone
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ecdysterone" by people in Profiles.
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RXR isoforms and endogenous retinoids in the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2008 Dec; 151(4):602-14.
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Tissue-specific patterns and steady-state concentrations of ecdysteroid receptor and retinoid-X-receptor mRNA during the molt cycle of the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 1998 Mar; 109(3):375-89.