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CORPUS ALLATA [1 record]

Record 1 2010-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

One of a pair of separate or fused bodies in many insects that are sometimes closely associated with the corpora cardiaca and that secrete hormones (as juvenile hormone).

OBS

The plural form "corpora allata" is more often seen.

Key term(s)
  • corpora allata

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Organe située de chaque côté du canal alimentaire qui sécrète des hormones qui régularisent le développement ou la métamorphose chez les insectes.

OBS

Les corps allates sont généralement au nombre de deux, mais ils peuvent aussi, chez certaines espèces, être fusionnés en un seul organe.

OBS

On trouve plus souvent la forme plurielle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Par de glándulas endocrinas localizadas en la cabeza de los insectos.

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