Q. Moulting hormone is secreted by
A) Corpora cardiacum
B) Prothoracic gland
C) Corpora allata
D) Neurosecretory hormone
Explanation
Moulting hormone (ecdysone) is secreted by prothoracic gland. These glands are paired, bilateral sheet of cells in the thorax. In $periplaneta,$ this endocrine gland is X-shaped. This gland is stimulated by prothoracicotrophic hormone.
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