metecdysis

(ˌmɛtɛkˈdaɪsɪs)

n, pl -ses (-ˌsiːz)

(Zoology) the period following the moult (ecdysis) of an arthropod, when the new cuticle is forming

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Ecdysteroid levels increase during proecdysis to a maximum in stage [D.sub.3], drop precipitously at stage [D.sub.4], and remain at low levels through metecdysis and anecdysis (reviewed in Skinner, 1985).

Characterization of limb autotomy factor-proecdysis ([LAF.sub.pro]), isolated from limb regenerates, that suspends molting in the land crab Gecarcinus lateralis

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