The anterior stomach of larval mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti): Effects of neuropeptides on transepithelial ion transport and muscular motility

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 3731-3739

  Onken, H ^a   Moffett, S B ^a   Moffett, D F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Allatostatin; Allatotropin; Anterior stomach; Head peptide; Larva; Midgut; Mosquito; Neuropeptide F; Peristalsis; Proctolin; Transepithelial voltage

Indexed keywords

ALLATOTROPIN; INSECT HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE F; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PROCTOLIN; SEROTONIN;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; GENETICS; ION TRANSPORT; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PERISTALSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; STOMACH;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; INSECT HORMONES; ION TRANSPORT; LARVA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROPEPTIDES; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PERISTALSIS; SEROTONIN; STOMACH;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 8444250340     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01208     Document Type: Article

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