Journal article
Calcium homeostasis in larval and adult Drosophila melanogaster
Abstract
Calcium homeostasis in Drosophila melanogaster was examined in response to the challenges imposed by growth, reproduction and variations in dietary calcium content. Turnover time for calcium, calculated as the time for (45)Ca(2+)to accumulate to half the steady state value of 3.46 nmol/fly, was 3.3 days. Although larvae weighed 2x as much as adults, they contained 3-4x as much calcium. Anterior Malpighian tubules (Mts) contain much more calcium …
Authors
Dube KA; McDonald DG; O'Donnell MJ
Journal
Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 27–39
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
May 2000
DOI
10.1002/(sici)1520-6327(200005)44:1<27::aid-arch4>3.0.co;2-i
ISSN
0739-4462