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IT has been shown by many workers1 that metamorphosis in insects is controlled by the action of hormones, and that marked changes in metabolism occur in the process of metamorphosis. Recent studies on the possible role of hormones as regulators of metabolism have involved the comparison of normal individuals with those from which specific organs had been extirpated.
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ITO, T., HORIE, Y. Glycogen in the Ligated Silkworm Pupa (Bombyx mori). Nature 179, 1136–1137 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/1791136a0
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