Steroid hormone-induced wingless ligands tune female intestinal size in Drosophila
Abstract Female reproduction comes at great expense to energy metabolism compensated by extensive organ adaptations including intestinal size. Upon mating, endocrine signals orchestrate a 30% net increase of absorptive epithelium. Mating increases production of the steroid hormone Ecdysone released...
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Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2025-01-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55664-2 |
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