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Hypercalcemic effect of crustecdysone in the crayfish Procambarus acutus acutus Girard
Adegboye D, Hagadorn IR and Hirsch PF 
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The effect of exogenous crustecdysone on the hemolymph calcium concentration of the crayfish Procambarus acutus acutus was investigated. An injection of 0.67 microgram of crustecdysone (beta-ecdysone) per gram body weight into the crayfish increased hemolymph calcium concentrations by 45% and 165% at 48 hr and 120 hr, respectively. The probable role of crustecdysone in calcium metabolism of tl1e crayfish is discussed.
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Adegboye D, Hagadorn IR and Hirsch PF. (1978). Hypercalcemic effect of crustecdysone in the crayfish Procambarus acutus acutus Girard. Freshwater Crayfish 4(1):15-23. doi: 10.5869/fc.1978.v4.015
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