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A dynamic paracellular pathway serves diuresis in mosquito Malpighian (renal) tubules

Female mosquitoes gorge on vertebrate blood, a rich nutrient source for developing eggs. But gorging meals increase the risk of predation. Mosquitoes are quick to reduce the flight payload with a potent diuresis. Diuretic peptides of the insect kinin family induce a tenfold-reduction in the paracell...

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Main Author: Beyenbach, Klaus W.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3384693/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22731730
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2012.06527.x
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