Properties of ion and fluid transport and control in hindgut of the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)

Previous studies of selective reabsorption in insect excretory system have concentrated almost exclusively on the rectum, while the role of the ileum has been assumed to be minor. The properties and control of solute and fluid transport in two segments of the hindgut, the ileum and rectum, from the...

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Main Author: Lechleitner, Richard August
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28855