| 单词 | ecdysial gland |
| 释义 | > as lemmasecdysial gland Pertaining to, instrumental in, or characteristic of ecdysis; spec. applied to a line along which cleavage occurs during ecdysis, which is still discernible in the adult forms of some insects. ecdysial gland, the prothoracic gland, which secretes ecdysone. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [adjective] > casting off part of body > relating to or instrumental in ecdysial1919 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > gland and secretion > prothoracic gland ecdysial gland1962 1919 Geol. Mag. 6 106 The morphological relation of this ecdysial line to the dorsal facial suture. 1931 Notulae Entomologicae 11 106 The anterior part of the ecdysial line traversing the head runs behind the eyes. 1951 A. G. Richards Integument of Arthropods xxiv. 233 Perhaps commonly setae act as ‘ecdysial hairs’ to assist in emergence by deterring slipping back into the old skin during pulsating movements. 1962 Gorbman & Bern Compar. Endocrinol. xiv. 381 The brain factor of Kopeć does not have a direct effect on growth and differentiation processes..rather..it serves as a tropic hormone (ecdysiotropin) acting through the agency of another glandular unit, the ecdysial gland. 1977 T. I. Storer et al. Elements Zool. (ed. 4) viii. 108/1 Ecdysone is secreted by ecdysial glands. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。