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Larva

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Definition: Wormlike or grublike stage, following the egg in the life cycle of insects, worms, and other metamorphosing animals.  NIM; only for metamorphosing animals (so correct for tadpoles); do not use /embryol with reference to larvae; maggot is the larval form of a fly   
See Also Imaginal Discs
Examples Cercaria 		Other names Maggot; Tadpoles; Maggots; Tadpole; Larvae
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
2-(2Z)-(3-hydroxy-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienyl)-1,4-benzenediol  0   *Hydroquinones *Octanes Larva/drug effects. J Nat Prod 2000 Mar;63(3):424-6
1-(3'-methoxypropanoy)-2,4,5-trimethoxy benzene  0   *Phenylpropionates Larva/drug effects. J Nat Prod 2000 Mar;63(3):424-6
larval toxin, Bacillus  0   *Bacterial Toxins Bacillus Larva Culicidae. Basic Life Sci 1985;30:835

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