Osmoregulation in Drosophila melanogaster selected for urea tolerance

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 2349-2358

  Pierce, Valerie A ^a,b   Mueller, Laurence D ^a   Gibbs, Allen G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Haemolymph; Hyperosmotic stress; Osmolarity; Osmoregulation; Urea

Indexed keywords

TREHALOSE; UREA;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIET; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; HEMOLYMPH; LARVA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DIET; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEMOLYMPH; LARVA; TREHALOSE; UREA; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INVERTEBRATA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033199075     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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