Clonidine, octopaminergic receptor agonist, reduces protein feeding in the blow fly, Phormia regina (Meigen)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1293-1299

  Stoffolano Jr , J G ^a   Lim, M A ^b   Downer, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogenic amine; Hunger control; Octopamine; Regulation of fly feeding; Satiety control

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; NORSYNEPHRINE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN; RECEPTOR; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIET; DRUG; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PROTEIN; STARVATION; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; DIPTERA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, BIOGENIC AMINE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUCROSE;

CALLIPHORIDAE; HEXAPODA; PHORMIA REGINA;

EID: 35448935966     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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