Journal article
The molecular characterization of the kinin transcript and the physiological effects of kinins in the blood-gorging insect, Rhodnius prolixus
Abstract
The dramatic feeding-related activities of the Chagas' disease vector, Rhodnius prolixus are under the neurohormonal regulation of serotonin and various neuropeptides. One such family of neuropeptides, the insect kinins, possess diuretic, digestive and myotropic activities in many insects. In this study, we have cloned and examined the spatial expression of the R. prolixus kinin (Rhopr-kinin) transcript. In addition, in situ hybridization has …
Authors
Bhatt G; da Silva R; Nachman RJ; Orchard I
Journal
Peptides, Vol. 53, , pp. 148–158
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.peptides.2013.04.009
ISSN
0196-9781