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3 unusual facts about Pigment Dispersing Factor


Gryllus bimaculatus

In recent studies, Pigment Dispersing Factor has been implicated in the nocturnal rhythms of crickets.

Pigment dispersing factor

Pdf has also been studied in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus; studies proved that Pdf is not necessary for generating the circadian rhythm, but involved in control of nocturnal behavior, entrainment, and the fine-tuning of the free-running period of the circadian clock.

Using liquid chromotography in conjunction with several biological assays, PDF, was also isolated in the insect Leucophaea maderae, a cockroach.



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