Regulation of pH in the digestive system of the Cricket, Teleogryllus commodus Walker

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 495-499

  Cooper, Paul D ^a,b   Vulcano, Roslyn ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Power and Water Corporation   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEEDING; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PH; STARVATION;

ANIMALIA; GRYLLIDAE; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; ORTHOPTERA; TELEOGRYLLUS; TELEOGRYLLUS COMMODUS;

EID: 0030844463     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(97)85495-9     Document Type: Article

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