Distribution and Physiological Effects of Adipokinetic Hormone (AKH), Corazonin and AKH/corazonin-related Peptide (ACP) in the Kissing Bug, Rhodnius prolixus

Rhodnius prolixus is a medically-important hemipteran that serves as a vector of Chagas disease. The distribution and physiological effects of three sequence-related neuropeptides, adipokinetic hormone (AKH), corazonin (CRZ) and AKH/corazonin-related peptide (ACP) have been investigated in R. prolix...

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Main Author: Patel, Himali
Other Authors: Lange, Angela
Language:en_ca
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43287