Fluid secretion in Rhodnius upper malpighian tubules (UMT): Water osmotic permeabilities and morphometric studies

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 283-290

  Hernandez C S ^a   Gutierrez A M ^a   Vargas Janzen, A ^b   Noria, F ^b   Gonzalez E ^b   Ruiz, V ^a   Whittembury, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Epithelial morphometry; Fluid Secretion; Malpighian tubules; Rhodnius prolixus; Secretion; Water channels

Indexed keywords

CHLOROMERCURIBENZENESULFONIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; MALPIGHIAN TUBULE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; RHODNIUS; SECRETION; WATER PERMEABILITY;

4-CHLOROMERCURIBENZENESULFONATE; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DITHIOTHREITOL; MALPIGHIAN TUBULES; OSMOSIS; RHODNIUS; SEROTONIN; WATER;

ANIMALIA; MALPIGHIA; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS;

EID: 0035678907     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-001-0089-y     Document Type: Article

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