Allatotropin modulates myostimulatory and cardioacceleratory activities in Rhodnius prolixus (Stal).

Allatotropin modulates myostimulatory and cardioacceleratory activities in Rhodnius prolixus (Stal).

Haematophagous insects can ingest large quantities of blood in a single meal and eliminate high volumes of urine in the next few hours. This rise in diuresis is possible because the excretory activity of the Malpighian tubules is facilitated by an increase in haemolymph circulation as a result of in...

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Main Authors: María José Villalobos-Sambucaro, Alicia Nieves Lorenzo-Figueiras, Fernando Luis Riccillo, Luis Anibal Diambra, Fernando Gabriel Noriega, Jorge Rafael Ronderos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4405368?pdf=render

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