Anti-diuresis in the Blood-gorging Bug, Rhodnius prolixus: The Role of CAPA Peptides
CAPA-related peptides belong to a family of neuropeptides localized to the central nervous system that can function in diverse roles in the regulation of water and salt homeostasis in insects. These peptides are known to stimulate fluid secretion by Malpighian tubules (MTs) in Dipteran species, thus...
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1807/26220 |