Serotonin-induced high intracellular pH aids in alkali secretion in the anterior midgut of larval yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti L.

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2571-2578

  Onken, Horst ^a,b   Parks, Scott K ^c   Goss, Greg G ^c   Moffett, David F ^b  

^a WAGNER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

BCECF; Intracellular pH; Membrane voltage; Microelectrodes; Serotonin; Transepithelial voltage; Zinc

Indexed keywords

PROTON; SEROTONIN;

ABSORPTION; AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; LARVA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; YELLOW FEVER;

ABSORPTION; AEDES; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LARVA; PROTONS; SEROTONIN; YELLOW FEVER;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 68249098594     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.030221     Document Type: Article

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