The anterior and posterior 'stomach' regions of larval Aedes aegypti midgut: Regional specialization of ion transport and stimulation by 5-hydroxytryptamine

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 247-252

  Clark, Thomas M ^a   Koch, Alan ^a   Moffett, David F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5 hydroxytryptamine; Aedes aegypti; Anterior stomach; Ion transport mechanism; Larva; Midgut; Mosquito; Phorbol 12,13 diacetate; Posterior stomach; Transepithelial potential

Indexed keywords

PHORBOL DIACETATE; PHORBOL ESTER; PHORBOL-12,13-DIACETATE; SEROTONIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ION TRANSPORT; KINETICS; LARVA; METABOLISM; STOMACH;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; ION TRANSPORT; KINETICS; LARVA; PHORBOL ESTERS; SEROTONIN; STOMACH;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; MALPIGHIA;

EID: 0033082294     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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