I. Brief Survey of the Neuroendocrine System in Insects.- A. The Neurosecretory System and the Activation Hormone (AH) (K. SLaMA).- 1. Structure of the Neurosecretory Cells and Neurohaemal Organs.- 2. Formation and Release of Neurosecretory Material.- 3. Changes in the Neurosecretory System during Development.- 4. Adenotropic Effects of the Activation Hormone.- 5. Survey of Physiological and Biochemical Effects.- 6. Other Effects of Neurohormones.- 7. Chemical Nature of the AH and other Neurohormones.- 8. Other Proteinaceous Neurohormones with Specific Effects.- B. Corpora Allata (CA) and the Corpus Allatum Hormone (CAH) (K. SLaMA).- 1. External and Internal Anatomy and Morphology of the CA.- 2. Growth and Secretory Activity of the CA during Development.- 3. Action of CAH during Larval Growth and Metamorphosis.- 4. Action of CAH on Reproduction and Adult Diapause.- 5. Physiological and Biochemical Effects of CAH.- 6. Survey of other Effects of CAH.- 7. Chemical Nature of CAH.- C. Prothoracic Glands (PG) and the Prothoracic Gland Hormone (PGH) (K. SLaMA).- 1. External and Internal Morphology of Prothoracic Glands.- 2. Changes in PG during Postembryonic Development.- 3. Effects of PGH on Growth, Differentiation and Moults.- 4. Some Physiological and Biochemical Effects of PGH.- 5. Chemical Nature of the PGH.- References.- II. The Chemistry and Physiology of Juvenoids.- A. Introduction (K. SLaMA).- B. Methods of Testing and Evaluating the Biological Activity of Juvenoids (K. SLaMA).- 1 Developmental Stages Suitable for the Assays.- 2. Methods of Juvenoid Application.- 3. Evaluation of the Assay Results.- 4. Instructions on Some Biological Assays with Juvenoids.- 5. The Use of Bioassays for Studies on Transport and Stability of Juvenoids.- C. Chemistry of the Juvenoids.- 1. Introduction (M. ROma?uk).- 2. Acyclic Juvenoids (M. ROma?uk).- 3. Cyclic Juvenoids (F. SOrm).- D. Structure-Activity Relationships (M. ROma?uk and K. SLaMA).- 1. Physical Properties of Juvenoids.- 2. Molecular Size.- 3. Shape of the Carbon Skeleton in Acyclic Juvenoids.- 4. Double Bonds and Geometrical Isomerism.- 5. Role of Hetero Atoms.- 6. Juvenile Activity of Optical Isomers.- 7. Chemical Structure and Species Specificity.- E. Physiological and Biochemical Effects of Juvenoids (K. SLaMA).- 1. Developmental Periods Sensitive to Juvenoids.- 2. Physiological Conditions for Induction of Supernumerary Instars and Intermediate Forms.- 3. Effect of Juvenoids on Growth and Duration of the Intermoult Cycles.- 4. The Nature of Ecdysial Failures.- 5. The Nature of Juvenoid Effects on Differentiation.- 6. Effects on Reproduction and Adult Diapause.- 7. Action of Juvenoids on Embryonic Development.- 8. Physiological Conditions for Female Sterility.- 9. Relationships in the Effects on Metamorphosis, Embryogenesis and Reproduction.- 10. Synergism and Potentiation of Juvenoid Effects.- 11. Effects of Mitotic and Metabolic Inhibitors.- 12. Effects of Juvenoids on Respiratory Metabolism.- 13. The Effect of Juvenoids on Enzymatic Activity.- 14. The Effect on Carbohydrate, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism.- 15. The Effect on Metabolism of Nucleic Acids and on Puffing Patterns.- 16. The Mode of Action of Juvenoids.- 17. Possibility of Anti-Juvenile or Anti-Juvenoid Effects.- 18. Inactivation of Juvenoids in the Body.- 19. The Effect of Juvenoids on Prothoracic Glands and on Corpora Allata.- 20. Interactions between Plants and Insects by Juvenoids.- 21. Other Effects of Juvenoids, Action on Different Groups of Insects.- F. Juvenoids as Potential Pesticides (K. SLaMA).- References.- III. Chemistry and Physiology of Ecdysoids.- A. The Chemistry of Moulting Hormones (Ecdysones - Ecdysoids) (F. SObm).- B. Relations between the Structure and Activity of Insect Moulting Hormones (F. SObm).- C. Biosynthesis and Catabolism of Ecdysoids (F. SObm).- D. Steroid Compounds Interfering with Ecdysis (F. SObm).- E. Biochemical Effects of Ecdysoids (F. SObm).- F. Bioassays for Ecdysoids (K. SLaMA).- G. Physiological Effects of Ecdysoids (K. SLaMA).- 1. Developmental Stages Sensitivo to Ecdysoid Action.- 2. Physiological Conditions for Ecdysoid Action on Growth and Development.- 3. The Role of Ecdysoids in Puparium Formation.- 4. Excessive versus Small Doses and the Problem of Differentiation.- 5. Effect of Ecdysoids on Reproduction.- 6. The Content, Distribution, and Inhibition of Ecdysoids in the Body.- 7. Developmental Relationships between Ecdysoid and Juvenoid Actions.- 8. Effects of Ecdysoids on Metabolism.- 9. Ecdysoids and Growth of Tissue Cultures.- 10. Ecdysoids and Puffing Patterns on Polytene Chromosomes.- 11. Effect of Ecdysoids in other Animals and Plants.- References.- Preface.- List of Abbreviations.- Tables.- Alphabetical List of Juvenoids.- Addendum.
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