Meanings
adjectiveecdysiotropic (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyThat promotes moulting.
Ovarian ecdysiotropic hormones, a testes ecdysiotropin, and ecdysiostatins produced by neurosecretory cells of the brain modulate ecdysteroid production by these organs.
2010, Marc J Klowden, Physiological Systems in Insects, page 29
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ecdysiotropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecdysiotropic
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