Myogenic nature of insect heartbeat and intestinal peristalsis, revealed by neuromuscular paralysis caused by the sting of a braconid wasp

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 251-259

  Sláma, Karel ^a   Lukáš, Jan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anterograde heartbeat; Autonomic heartbeat; Galleria mellonella; Habrobracon hebetor venom; Intestinal peristalsis; Myogenic heartbeat; Pacemaker cardiac nodus

Indexed keywords

WASP VENOM;

BRAIN; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; LARVA; MOTH; MUSCLE; NEUROLOGY; VENOM; WASP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; INSECT BITE; INTESTINE; METHODOLOGY; MOTH; MUSCLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERISTALSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WASP;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INTESTINES; MOTHS; MUSCLES; PERISTALSIS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WASP VENOMS; WASPS;

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HABROBRACON HEBETOR; HEXAPODA;

EID: 78651451102     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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