ecdysial gland

ecdysial gland is in entomology subject.

Insect structures that originate from the ectoderm of the ventrocaudal part of the head and serve as a source of ecdysone.

Synonym: peritracheal glands, prothoracic glands, thoracic glands, ventral glands.

(05 Mar 2000)


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