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In insect physiology and anatomy, the corpus allatum (plural: corpora allata) is an that generates ; as such, it plays a crucial role in . Surgical removal of the corpora allata (an allatectomy) can cause an immature to at its next , resulting in a miniature adult. Vitamins and Hormones: v. 14: Advances in Research and Applications, edited by Richard Harris, 1956, from Similarly, of corpora allata from a young larva to a fully mature larva can greatly extend the larval stage, resulting in an equivalent to . Insect Hormones at John W. Kimball's Biology-Pages.info

In many species, the corpus allatum is fused with the , forming a "ring gland", also known as 's ring. THE HOMOLOGIES OF THE RING GLAND OF DIPTERA BRACHYCERA, Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Volume 36, Number 1, March 1943, pp. 1-10, by M.F. Day

In species, the corpus allatum acts as a release site for prothoracicotropic hormone which is generated by the brain. Insect Hormones, page 13, by H. Fredrik Nijhout, 1994, Princeton University Press

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