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Science 23 July 1965:
Vol. 149. no. 3682, pp. 437 - 438
DOI: 10.1126/science.149.3682.437
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Molt and Intermolt Activities in the Epidermal Cells of an Insect

Michael Locke 1, W. V. Condoulis 1, and L. F. Hurshman 1

1 Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

In the larva of the butterfly Calpodes ethlius, molt and intermolt syntheses by the epidermis are each preceded by a phase of RNA synthesis. Endocuticle deposition and the secretion of wax are not controlled only by the molting hormone when they take place during the intermolt period.

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