Proline can be utilized as an energy substrate during flight of Aedes aegypti females

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 591-601

  Scaraffia, P Y ^a   Wells, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Fat body; Midgut; Thorax

Indexed keywords

ENERGY; FLIGHT;

AEDES AEGYPTI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0038687028     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(03)00031-3     Document Type: Article

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