Acidification of rectal fluid in the locust Schistocerca gregaria
Acidification of rectal fluid in Schistocerca gregaria is due probably to active secretion of hydrogen ions, although bicarbonate absorption from H₂CO₃ leaving behind hydrogen ions cannot be excluded. This was concluded after the following mechanisms were eliminated: introduction of acid from some a...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/36561 |