Hormone
juvenile hormones
Subclass of:
Insect Hormones
Definitions related to juvenile hormones:
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Natural or synthetic compounds which prevent metamorphosis in the growing insect.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Compounds, either natural or synthetic, which block development of the growing insect.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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