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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

1. The role of neuropeptides in caterpillar nutritional ecology
   Peptides, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 185–196, 2007
2. Comparative genomic analysis of allatostatin-encoding (Ast) genes in Drosophila species and prediction of regulatory elements by phylogenetic footprinting
   Peptides, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 83–93, 2007
3. Evolutionary selective trends of insect/mosquito antimicrobial defensin peptides containing cysteine-stabilized a/ß motifs
   Peptides, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 62–75, 2007
4. The Role of Allatostatins in Juvenile Hormone Synthesis in Insects and Crustaceans
   Annual Review of Entomology, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 277–299, 2007
5. Proctolin: A possible releasing factor in the corpus cardiacum/corpus allatum of the locust
   Peptides, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 559–566, 2006
6. Bioinformatic analysis of neuropeptide and receptor expression profiles during midgut metamorphosis in Drosophila melanogaster
   Peptides, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 583–589, 2006
7. Hemolymph clotting in crustaceans: Implications for neuropeptide extraction from invertebrate hemolymph
   Peptides, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 590–596, 2006
8. Characterization of vitellogenin in the shrimpMetapenaeus ensis: Expression studies and hormonal regulation ofMeVg1 transcription in vitro
   Molecular Reproduction and Development, vol. 73, no. 4, pp. 424–436, 2006
9. A study of signal transduction for the two diuretic peptides of
   Peptides, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 89–98, 2005
10. Immunocytochemical analysis of putative allatostatin receptor (DAR-2) distribution in the CNS of larval
    Peptides, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 81–87, 2005
11. Effects of allatotropin and localization of allatotropin-immunoreactive cells in earwigs
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 142, no. 1, pp. 113–122, 2005
12. Phe-Gly-Leu-amide allatostatin in the termite : Content in brain and corpus allatum and effect on juvenile hormone synthesis
    Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 357–365, 2005
13. Regulation of methyl farnesoate production by mandibular organs in the crayfish, : A possible role for allatostatins
    Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 367–378, 2005
14. JH8: Recent progress in juvenile hormone research
    Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 343–343, 2005
15. Purification and characterization of a mandibular organ protein from the American lobster, Homarus americanus: a putative farnesoic acid O-methyltransferase*1
    Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2004
16. Vitellogenesis in the red crabCharybdis feriatus: Hepatopancreas-specific expression and farnesoic acid stimulation of vitellogenin gene expression
    Molecular Reproduction and Development, vol. 70, no. 3, pp. 288–300, 2004
17. The distribution and effects of Dippu-allatostatin-like peptides in the blood-feeding bug, Rhodnius prolixus
    Peptides, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 1553–1562, 2003
18. Comparative immunohistochemistry and cellular distribution of farnesoic acid O-methyltransferase in the shrimp and the crayfish
    Peptides, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 1591–1597, 2003
19. Immunolocalization of allatostatin-like neuropeptides and their putative receptor in eyestalks of the tiger prawn, Penaeus monodon
    Peptides, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 1563–1570, 2003
20. Localization and physiological effects of RFamides in the corpora allata of the cockroach Diploptera punctata in relation to allatostatins
    Peptides, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 1501–1510, 2003
21. Crustacean neuropeptide genes of the CHH/MIH/GIH family: implications from molecular studies
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 134, no. 3, pp. 214–219, 2003
22. Quantification and visualization of Dippu-AST mRNA in the brain of adult Diploptera punctata: mated females vs. virgin females vs. males
    Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 285–291, 2003
23. Drosophila melanogaster flatline encodes a myotropin orthologue to Manduca sexta allatostatin
    Peptides, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 787–794, 2002
24. Cardioacceleratory effects of Manduca sexta allatotropin in the true armyworm moth, Pseudaletia unipuncta
    Peptides, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 645–651, 2002
25. Characterization and baculovirus-directed expression of a myosuppressin encoding cDNA from the true armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta
    Peptides, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 747–756, 2002
26. Characterization of an additional molt inhibiting hormone-like neuropeptide from the shrimp Metapenaeus ensis
    Peptides, vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 1875–1883, 2002
27. Methyl farnesoate and juvenile hormone production in embryos of Diploptera punctata in relation to innervation of corpora allata and their sensitivity to allatostatin
    Peptides, vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 1981–1990, 2002
28. Expression of allatostatin in the oviducts of the cockroach Diploptera punctata
    Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 32, no. 9, pp. 1089–1099, 2002
29. Function and cellular localization of farnesoic acid O-methyltransferase (FAMeT) in the shrimp, Metapenaeus ensis
    European Journal of Biochemistry, vol. 269, no. 14, pp. 3587–3595, 2002
30. Flights of fancy: possible roles of allatostatin and allatotropin in migration and reproductive success of Pseudaletia unipuncta?
    Peptides, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 271–277, 2001
31. Biosynthetic Pathway of Insect Juvenile Hormone III in Cell Suspension Cultures of the Sedge Cyperus iria
    PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, vol. 127, no. 2, pp. 584–593, 2001
32. The radiochemical assay for juvenile hormone biosynthesis in insects: problems and solutions
    Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 47, no. 11, pp. 1227–1234, 2001
33. Quantification of juvenile hormone III in the sedgeCyperus iria L.: comparison of HPLC and radioimmunoassay
    Phytochemical Analysis, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 21–28, 2000
34. Partial Characterization of a Putative Allatostatin Receptor in the Midgut of the Cockroach Diploptera punctata
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 119, no. 1, pp. 1–10, 2000
35. Activity of insect juvenile hormone III: seed germination and seedling growth studies
    Chemoecology, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 89–97, 2000
36. Cockroach diuretic hormones: Characterization of a calcitonin-like peptide in insects
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 97, no. 12, pp. 6469–6474, 2000
37. Molecular characterization of a cDNA from the true armyworm Pseudaletia unipuncta encoding Manduca sexta allatotropin peptide
    Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 30, no. 8-9, pp. 691–702, 2000
38. Injection of Dip-allatostatin or Dip-allatostatin pseudopeptides into mated female Diploptera punctata inhibits endogenous rates of JH biosynthesis and basal oocyte growth
    Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 30, no. 8-9, pp. 703–710, 2000
39. Terminal steps in JH biosynthesis in the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.): developmental changes in sensitivity to JH precursor and allatotropin
    Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 30, no. 8-9, pp. 729–737, 2000
40. Biological activities of the allatostatin family of peptides in the cockroach, Diploptera punctata, and potential interactions with receptors
    Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 231–242, 2000
41. Developmental distribution of insect juvenile hormone III in the sedge, Cyperus iria L.
    Phytochemistry, vol. 52, no. 7, pp. 1269–1274, 1999
42. The molecular evolution of the allatostatin precursor in cockroaches
    Peptides, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 11–22, 1999
43. Effects of an allatostatin and a myosuppressin on midgut carbohydrate enzyme activity in the cockroach Diploptera punctata
    Peptides, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 1285–1293, 1999
44. The Regulation of Juvenile Hormone Production in Arthropods: Functional and Evolutionary Perspectives
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 897, no. 1 NEUROPEPTIDES, pp. 300–310, 1999
45. Allatostatins: A Growing Family of Neuropeptides with Structural and Functional Diversity
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 897, no. 1 NEUROPEPTIDES, pp. 311–329, 1999
46. Production of insect juvenile hormone III and its precursors in cell suspension cultures of the sedge, Cyperus iria L.
    Plant Cell Reports, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 20–25, 1999
47. In situ hybridization analysis of leucomyosuppressin mRNA expression in the cockroach,Diploptera punctata
    The Journal of Comparative Neurology, vol. 395, no. 3, pp. 328–341, 1998
48. Ecdysiostatins and Allatostatins in Schistocerca gregaria
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 839, no. 1 TRENDS IN COM, pp. 301–305, 1998
49. Synthesis, Biological Activity, and Conformational Studies of Insect Allatostatin Neuropeptide Analogues Incorporating Turn-Promoting Moieties
    Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, vol. 6, no. 8, pp. 1379–1388, 1998
50. Partial characterization and isolation of earwig 'allatostatins': biological activities in earwigs and cockroaches
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 121, no. 4, pp. 395–403, 1998
51. Molecular Characterization of the Inhibitory Myotropic Peptide Leucomyosuppressin
    Peptides, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 157–163, 1997
52. Degradation of Dip-Allatostatins by Hemolymph From the Cockroach, Diploptera punctata
    Peptides, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 17–25, 1997
53. Allatostatins: Diversity in Structure and Function of an Insect Neuropeptide Family
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 814, no. 1 Neuropeptides, pp. 53–66, 1997
54. FMRFamide-related Peptides in Insects, with Emphasis on the Myosuppressins
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 814, no. 1 Neuropeptides, pp. 307–309, 1997
55. Schistostatins
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 814, no. 1 Neuropeptides, pp. 327–330, 1997
56. Molecular Characterization of the Manduca sexta-type of Allatostatin in the Migratory Moth Pseudaletia unipuncta
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 814, no. 1 Neuropeptides, pp. 346–349, 1997
57. Inactivation of Dip-Allatostatin 5 by Membrane Preparations from the CockroachDiploptera punctata
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 108, no. 2, pp. 258–270, 1997
58. Role of second messengers in the regulation of juvenile hormone production in insects, with particular emphasis on calcium and phosphoinositide signaling
    Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, vol. 33, no. 3-4, pp. 259–282, 1996
59. Rate of isoleucine metabolism in lepidopteran corpora allata: Regulation of the proportion of juvenile hormone homologues released
    Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 195–201, 1996
60. Isolation and characterization of eight myoinhibiting peptides from the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria: new members of the cockroach allatostatin family
    Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, vol. 122, no. 2, pp. 183–190, 1996
61. Molecular cloning of the precursor cDNA for schistostatins, locust allatostatin-like peptides with myoinhibiting properties
    Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, vol. 122, no. 2, pp. 191–198, 1996
62. Juvenile hormone esterase activity during the reproductive cycle of the ring-legged earwig1
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Endocrinology, vol. 114, no. 2, pp. 145–151, 1996
63. Isolation and characterization of schistostatin-211–18 from the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria: A truncated analog of schistostatin-2
    Regulatory Peptides, vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 195–199, 1996
64. Characterization of the gene for leucomyosuppressin and its expression in the brain of the cockroach Diploptera punctata
    Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 627–637, 1996
65. Molecular characterization of a cDNA from Pseudaletia unipuncta encoding the Manduca sexta allatostatin peptide (Mas-AST)
    Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 26, no. 8-9, pp. 767–773, 1996
66. The characterization of a haemolymph methyl farnesoate binding protein and the assessment of methyl farnesoate metabolism by the haemolymph and other tissues from
    Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 495–501, 1995
67. Biosynthesis and release of juvenile hormone during the reproductive cycle of the ring-legged earwig
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Comparative Pharmacology and Toxicology, vol. 110, no. 3, pp. 241–251, 1995
68. Identification and partial characterization of receptors for allatostatins in brain and corpora allata of the cockroach using a binding assay and photoaffinity labeling
    Regulatory Peptides, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 347–358, 1995
69. The effect of the thirteen Dip-allatostatins on myogenic and induced contractions of the cockroach (Diploptera punctata) hindgut
    Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 581–588, 1995
70. Immunochemical identification and expression of allatostatins in the gut of Diploptera punctata
    Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 41, no. 12, pp. 1035–1043, 1995
71. Immunological evidence for an allatostatin-like neuropeptide in the central nervous system of Schistocerca gregaria , Locusta migratoria and Neobellieria bullata
    Cell and Tissue Research, vol. 279, no. 3, pp. 601–611, 1995
72. Cytosolic and Nuclear Juvenile Hormone-Binding Proteins from the Brain of Diploptera punctata
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 11–22, 1994
73. Terminal stages in juvenile hormone biosynthesis in corpora allata of Diploptera punctata: Developmental changes in enzyme activity and regulation by allatostatins
    Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 217–223, 1994
74. Regulation of vitellogenin production in armyworm moths, Pseudaletia unipuncta
    Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 129–136, 1994
75. Factors affecting allatostatin release in a cockroach (Diploptera punctata): Nerve section, juvenile hormone analog and ovary
    Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 365–372, 1994
76. Structure-activity studies of allatostatin 4 on the inhibition of juvenile hormone biosynthesis by corpora allata: The importance of individual side chains and stereochemistry
    Peptides, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 1165–1171, 1994
77. Two new allatostatins from the brains of Diploptera punctata
    Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 257–263, 1994
78. Signal transduction in the inhibition of juvenile hormone biosynthesis by allatostatins: roles of diacylglycerol and calcium
    Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, vol. 105, no. 1, pp. 89–96, 1994
79. Molecular Cloning of the Gene for the Allatostatin Family of Neuropeptides from the Cockroach Diploptera punctata
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 90, no. 19, pp. 8807–8811, 1993
80. Callatostatins: Neuropeptides from the Blowfly Calliphora vomitoria with Sequence Homology to Cockroach Allatostatins
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 90, no. 6, pp. 2456–2460, 1993
81. Assessment of the role of cyclic nucleotides in allatostatin-induced inhibition of juvenile hormone biosynthesis in Diploptera punctata
    Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, vol. 89, no. 1-2, pp. 121–125, 1992
82. Phosphoramidon enhances allatostatin-mediated inhibition of juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the corpora allta of the cockroach,Diploptera punctata
    Experientia, vol. 48, no. 8, pp. 758–761, 1992
83. Photoaffinity labeling of allatostatin receptor proteins in the corpora allata of the cockroach,
    Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol. 181, no. 2, pp. 736–742, 1991
84. Production and utilization of farnesoic acid in the juvenile hormone biosynthetic pathway by corpora allata of larval Diploptera punctata
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 81, no. 2, pp. 284–294, 1991
85. The effects of octopamine on juvenile hormone biosynthesis, electrophysiology, and cAMP content of the corpora allata of the cockroach Diploptera punctata
    Journal of Comparative Physiology B, vol. 160, no. 3, pp. 241–249, 1990
86. Production of methyl farnesoate by the mandibular organs of the mud crab, Scylla serrata: Validation of a radiochemical assay
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 342–353, 1989
87. Primary Structure of Four Allatostatins: Neuropeptide Inhibitors of Juvenile Hormone Synthesis
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 86, no. 15, pp. 5997–6001, 1989
88. Differences in the stimulation by calcium ionophore of juvenile hormone III release from corpora allata of solitarious and gregariousLocusta migratoria
    Experientia, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 240–242, 1988
89. Anatomy and electrophysiology of neurons terminating in the corpora allata of the cockroachDiploptera punctata
    The Journal of Comparative Neurology, vol. 261, no. 1, pp. 120–129, 1987
90. Evidence for an inhibitory role of cyclic AMP in the control of juvenile hormone biosynthesis by cockroach corpora allata
    Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, vol. 43, no. 2-3, pp. 155–163, 1985
91. Control of corpus allatum activity inDiploptera punctata: roles of the pars intercerebralis and pars lateralis
    Experientia, vol. 39, no. 12, pp. 1329–1334, 1983
92. Ovarian stimulation of juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the viviparous cockroach,
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 341–349, 1983
93. Nervous and humoral inhibition of C16 juvenile hormone synthesis in last instar females of the viviparous cockroach, Diploptera punctata
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 437–445, 1983
94. Synthesis and degradation of C juvenile hormone (JH III) during the final two stadia of the cockroach,
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 25–32, 1982
95. Intrinsic differences in juvenile hormone synthetic ability between corpora allata of males and females of the cockroach
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 533–540, 1982
96. A rapid partition assay for routine analysis of juvenile hormone release by insect corpora allata
    Analytical Biochemistry, vol. 111, no. 2, pp. 372–375, 1981
97. Control of juvenile hormone biosynthesis during the reproductive cycle of a viviparous cockroach III. Effects of denervation and age on compensation with unilateral allatectomy and supernumerary corpora allata
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 89–98, 1980
98. A secretion from neuroendocrine bag cells evokes egg release in vitro from ovotestis of Aplysia californica
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 241–244, 1980
99. Modulation of juvenile hormone synthesis by an analogue in the cockroach
    Nature, vol. 281, no. 5731, Article ID 281481a0, 1 pages, 1979
100. Induction of vitellogenin and growth of implanted oocytes in male cockroaches
     Nature, vol. 282, no. 5734, Article ID 282097a0, 1 pages, 1979
101. Bag cell peptide acts directly on ovotestis of Aplysia californica: Basis for an in vitro bioassay
     General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 618–627, 1978
102. Control of juvenile hormone biosynthesis during the reproductive cycle of a viviparous cockroach II. Effects of unilateral allatectomy, implantation of supernumerary corpora allata, and ovariectomy
     General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 276–286, 1978
103. Control of juvenile hormone biosynthesis during the reproductive cycle of a viviparous cockroach I. Activation and inhibition of corpora allata
     General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 531–540, 1977
104. Corpus allatum activity in vitro during the reproductive cycle of the viviparous cockroach, Diploptera punctata (eschscholtz)
     General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 138–147, 1977
105. Inhibition of growth in developing oocytes of the desert locust
     Experientia, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 343–345, 1977
106. Decay in juvenile hormone biosynthesis by insect corpus allatum after nerve transection
     Nature, vol. 268, no. 5622, Article ID 268728a0, 2 pages, 1977
107. Relative oxygenase activities in Juvenile hormone biosynthesis of corpora allata of an african locust (Schistocerca gregaria) and American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
     Experientia, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 120–122, 1975
108. Spontaneous synthesis and release of C16 juvenile hormone by isolated corpora allata of female locust Schistocerca gregaria and female cockroach Periplaneta americana
     General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 478–484, 1975
109. The synthetic activity and glandular volume of the corpus allatum during ovarian maturation in the desert locust ?
     Life Sciences, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 417–422, 1975
110. Structural and functional dynamics of oogenesis in : General features, previtellogenesis and nurse cells
     Tissue and Cell, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 297–317, 1975
111. Structural and functional dynamics of oogenesis in : Vitellogenesis with special reference to the follicular epithelium
     Tissue and Cell, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 535–558, 1975
112. Juvenile hormones radiobiosynthesised by corpora allata of adult female locusts ? ?
     Life Sciences, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 575–586, 1974
113. Autoradiographic study of protein synthesis in abdominal tissues of
     Tissue and Cell, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 255–268, 1974
114. Water movement during diuresis in the Tsetse fly (Glossina austeni)
     Experientia, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 517–518, 1974
115. Dependence of juvenile hormone release from corpus allatum on intraglandular content
     Nature, vol. 252, no. 5483, Article ID 252474a0, 2 pages, 1974
116. Volume relationships during the larviposition cycle of Glossina austeni
     Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 66, no. 2, p. 316, 1972