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Leaf beetle
Chemical defense
Iridoids
3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coa reductase
Isoprenyl diphosphate synthase
Fat body
Hmg-coa reductase
Aggregation pheromone biosynthesis
Gastrophysa-viridula coleoptera
Geranyl diphosphate synthase
Pine engraver beetle
Juvenile-hormone
De-novo
Defensive secretion
Ips-pini
Gene-expression
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要旨:
Larvae of the Chrysomelina species Phaedon cochleariae and Gastrophysa viridula produce monoterpenoids (iridoids) to defend themselves against predatory attacks by presenting the toxins upon attack as droplets on the top of nine pairs of dorsal glands.