Description
PyriproxyfenisajuvenilehormonemimicinsecticidethatisusedtoinhibitthedevelopmentormaturationofinsectssuchasBemisia.InDaphnia,pyriproxyfenmimicsmethylfarnesoate,causingoverproductionofmaleoffspring.Pyriproxyfenalsoexhibitsimmunostimulatoryactivityinvivo,increasingtheIgGresponseandresultinginincreasedlevelsofIgG2a,TNF-α,andIFN-γ.
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