the Department of Biotechnology,Government of India under Basic Research and Emerging Areas(BT/PR14289/BRB/10/837/2010,2011-14).
In Bombyx mori,two dorsolateral neurosecretory cells(NSCs)in each of thetwo brain lobes have been identified as prothoracicotropic hormone(PTTH)producingcells.This neuropeptide in insects stimulates the prothoracic gl...