Journal article
Segment-specific Ca2+ transport by isolated Malpighian tubules of Drosophila melanogaster: A comparison of larval and adult stages
Abstract
Haemolymph calcium homeostasis in insects is achieved through the regulation of calcium excretion by Malpighian tubules in two ways: (1) sequestration of calcium within biomineralized granules and (2) secretion of calcium in soluble form within the primary urine. Using the scanning ion-selective electrode technique (SIET), basolateral Ca(2+) transport was measured at the distal, transitional, main and proximal tubular segments of anterior …
Authors
Browne A; O’Donnell MJ
Journal
Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 87, , pp. 1–11
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.jinsphys.2016.01.005
ISSN
0022-1910