Bullière D, Bullière F, Mauchamp B, Lafont R, de Reggi M, Hirn M
C R Acad Hebd Seances Acad Sci D. 1976 Sep 27;283(6):647-50.
It was shown by gas chromatography/mass fragmentography and radio-immunology that moulting hormone is present in great quantity during the second cycle of the embryonic life of Blabera and that the hormone concentration changes during this cycle. The loss of the regenerative capacity corresponds to a beta-ecdysone peak.