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Category:GO:0045455 ! ecdysteroid metabolic process
name: ecdysteroid metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways involving ecdysteroids, a group of polyhydroxylated ketosteroids ubiquitous in insects and other arthropods, in which they initiate post-embryonic development, including the metamorphosis of immature forms and the development of the reproductive system and the maturation of oocytes in adult females." [ISBN:0198506732]
synonym: "ecdysteroid metabolism" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0008202 ! steroid metabolic process
is_a: GO:0042180 ! ketone metabolic process
is_a: GO:0042445 ! hormone metabolic process
relationship: part_of: GO:0002165 ! instar larval or pupal development
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<GOterm>GO:0045455</GOterm>
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