juvenile hormone catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006719

Synonyms

• juvenile hormone breakdown
• juvenile hormone catabolism
• juvenile hormone degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of juvenile hormones, the three sesquiterpenoid derivatives that function to maintain the larval state of insects at molting and that may be required for other processes, e.g. oogenesis. 0198547684

References

Ontology

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