Neuropeptide Control of Fluid Balance in Insects

: This minireview considers various aspects of the control of hydromineral balance in insects with particular reference to the control of diuresis and natriuresis in mosquitoes, with new information on the diuretic peptides of Anopheles gambiae.

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2005-04, Vol.1040 (1), p.1-8
Main Authors: COAST, GEOFFREY M., GARSIDE, CHRISTOPHER S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aedes aegypti
Animals
Anopheles - physiology
Anopheles gambiae
antidiuretic hormones
Diuresis
diuretic hormones
Diuretics
excretion
Fluid dynamics
Fluid flow
Fluids
hindgut
hydromineral balance
insect
Insect Hormones - physiology
Insecta - physiology
Insects
malpighian tubules
Mosquitoes
Neuropeptides - physiology
Peptides
Water-Electrolyte Balance - physiology
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Summary:: This minireview considers various aspects of the control of hydromineral balance in insects with particular reference to the control of diuresis and natriuresis in mosquitoes, with new information on the diuretic peptides of Anopheles gambiae.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1196/annals.1327.001