The intestinal barrier in lepidopteran larvae: Permeability of the peritrophic membrane and of the midgut epithelium to two biologically active peptides

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-18

  Fiandra, L ^a   Casartelli, M ^a   Cermenati, G ^a   Burlini, N ^a   Giordana, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apparent permeability coefficients; Bombyx mori larvae; Intestinal barriers; Paracellular and transcellular pathways; Peptides

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; NEUROPEPTIDE; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE OOSTATIC HORMONE; PROCTOLIN;

BIOPESTICIDE; CATERPILLAR; INCUBATION; LARVA; PEPTIDE; PERMEABILITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CELL CULTURE; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LARVA; METABOLISM; PERMEABILITY; SILKWORM;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; CELLS, CULTURED; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LARVA; NEUROPEPTIDES; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PERMEABILITY; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

AEDES AEGYPTI; BOMBYX MORI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 57749091512     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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