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Fig. 5

From: Insulin signaling mediates previtellogenic development and enhances juvenile hormone-mediated vitellogenesis in a lepidopteran insect, Maruca vitrata

Fig. 5

Effect of insulin on ovarian development of M. vitrata. a Effect of decapitation and subsequent insulin treatment on oocyte development. Decapitation was performed in teneral female adults soon after emergence (< 12 h). Porcine insulin was injected into decapitated females in a concentration of 1 μg per female using a microsyringe. ‘CON’ represents females without decapitation treatment. After 5 days at 25 °C, 10 females in each treatment were assessed for oocyte development. Different letters above standard deviation bars indicate significant difference among means at Type I error = 0.05 (LSD test). b Photos showing ovaries from females treated with decapitation or insulin addition compared to untreated (CON) female ovary. Scale bar represents 1 mm

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