Term Name: | juvenile hormone catabolic process |
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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. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006719] QuickGO AmiGO |