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Effect of PBAN on pheromone production by mated Heliothis virescens and Heliothis subflexa females.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15839476     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Mated female Heliothis virescens and H. subflexa were induced to produce sex pheromone during the photophase by injection of pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide (PBAN). When injected with 1 pmol Hez-PBAN, the total amount of pheromone that could be extracted from glands of mated females during the photophase was similar to that extracted from virgin females in the scotophase. The PBAN-induced profile of pheromone components was compared between mated, PBAN-injected females and virgin females during spring and fall. Virgin females exhibited some differences in the relative composition of the pheromone blend between spring and fall, but no such temporal differences were detected in PBAN-injected, mated females. Because the temporal variation in pheromone blend composition was greater for virgin females than for PBAN-injected females, PBAN can be used to determine a female's native pheromone phenotype. This procedure has the advantages that pheromone glands can be extracted during the photophase, from mated females that have already oviposited.
Authors:
Astrid T Groot; Yongliang Fan; Cavell Brownie; Russell A Jurenka; Fred Gould; Coby Schal
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of chemical ecology     Volume:  31     ISSN:  0098-0331     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Chem. Ecol.     Publication Date:  2005 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-04-20     Completed Date:  2005-09-12     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505563     Medline TA:  J Chem Ecol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  15-28     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and W. M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology. astrid_groot@ncsu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Exocrine Glands / metabolism
Female
Moths / physiology*
Neuropeptides / administration & dosage*
Oviposition
Pheromones / biosynthesis*
Seasons
Sex Attractants / biosynthesis*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Neuropeptides; 0/Pheromones; 0/Sex Attractants; 0/pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide, Helicoverpa zea

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