Hypoxia-induced compression in the tracheal system of the tobacco hornworm caterpillar, Manduca sexta

Abdominal pumping in caterpillars has only been documented during molting. Using synchrotron X-ray imaging in conjunction with high-speed flow-through respirometry, we show that Manduca sexta caterpillars cyclically contract their bodies in response to hypoxia, resulting in significant compressions...

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Main Authors: Greenlee, Kendra J., Socha, John J., Eubanks, Haleigh B., Pedersen, Paul, Lee, Wah-Keat, Kirkton, Scott D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Company of Biologists 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3667129/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23531813
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.082479
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