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Science 18 June 1971:
Vol. 172. no. 3989, pp. 1247 - 1248
DOI: 10.1126/science.172.3989.1247
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Ovarian Maturation in Stable Flies: Inhibition by 20-Hydroxyecdysone

James E. Wright 1, W. F. Chamberlain 2, and C. C. Barrett 2

1 Entomology Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, College Station, Texas 77840
2 Entomology Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Kerrville, Texas 78028

The steroid 20-hydroxyeedysone when given by mouth inhibits ovarian maturation in the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.). by preventing lipid synthesis flecessary foir vitellogenlesis in the developing oocyte.

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