The influence of neuropeptides on Malpighian tubule writhing and its significance for excretion

Peptides

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 469-480

  Coast, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diuretic peptides; Excretion; Fluid secretion; Locusta diuretic hormone; Locusta migratoria; Locustakinin; Malpighian tubules; Myotropic peptides; Visceral muscle

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; LOCUSTAKININ; NEUROPEPTIDE; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; EXCRETION; FEMALE; LOCUST; MALPIGHIAN TUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETION; WRITHING TEST;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DIURESIS; DIURETICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPERS; INSECT PROTEINS; INULIN; MALPIGHIAN TUBULES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROPEPTIDES; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PERMEABILITY; POTASSIUM; TACHYKININS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0031923810     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(97)00461-0     Document Type: Article

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