There are two main classes of hormones in insects: 1) the true hormones produced by
epithelial glands and belonging to the ecdysteroids or juvenile hormones and 2) the …

We have studied Malpighian tubules of Aedes aegypti using a variety of methods: Ramsay
fluid secretion assay, electron probe analysis of secreted fluid, in vitro microperfusion and …

This book chapter is concerned with the more functional aspects of mosquito genetics. It
contains information on mosquito chromosomes and the molecular characteristics of the …

The search for myotropic peptide molecules in the brain, corpora cardiaca, corpora allata
suboesophageal ganglion complex of Locusta migratoria using a heterologous bioassay …

The leucokinin (LK) family of neuropeptides has been found widely amongst invertebrates. A
member of this family was purified from adults of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The …

Leucokinins are insect neuropeptides that stimulate hindgut motility and renal fluid
secretion. Drosophila has a single leucokinin gene, pp, encoding the longest known …

The excretory system of insects comprises the Malpighian tubules and hindgut (ileum and
rectum), the functions of which are controlled by diuretic and antidiuretic hormones …

Insects such as the model organism Drosophila melanogaster must modulate their internal
physiology to withstand changes in temperature and availability of water and food …

Insects form the largest class of the phylum Arthropoda. There are at least one million known
species, so more than 50% of all existing organisms on earth are insects. It is even thought …

Hematophagy is a life style exhibited by≈ 14,000 species of insects from 5 orders, but
detailed physiological information is available for only a few species. This review focuses on …