id | GO:0045455   Detailed information
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  name | ecdysteroid metabolic process
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  namespace | biological_process
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  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 "Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology"]
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  synonym | "ecdysteroid metabolism" EXACT []
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  is_a | GO:0008202 ! steroid metabolic process
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  is_a | GO:0034754 ! cellular hormone metabolic process
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  is_a | GO:0042180 ! cellular ketone metabolic process
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  relationship | part_of GO:0002165 ! instar larval or pupal development
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