Heartbeat reversal after sectioning the dorsal vessel and removal of the brain of diapausing pupae of Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-26

  Sláma, Karel ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anterograde heartbeat; Cardiac functions; Decerebrated pupae; Heartbeat reversal; Manduca sexta; Myogenic heart; Retrograde heartbeat; Sectioned heart

Indexed keywords

PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA SEXTA; SPHINGIDAE;

EID: 32444451689     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2006.003     Document Type: Article

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