Spinosad-mediated effects on the walking ability, midgut, and Malpighian tubules of Africanized honey bee workers.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.4815
Abstract: BACKGROUND The global decline in Apis mellifera colonies is attributed to multiple factors, including pesticides. The bioinsecticide spinosad was initially recognized as safe for non-target organisms; however, its toxicity has been changing this view. Here,… read more here.
Keywords: malpighian tubules; africanized honey; spinosad mediated; midgut malpighian ... See more keywords
A reexamination on the deficiency of riboflavin accumulation in Malpighian tubules in larval translucent mutants of the silkworm, Bombyx mori
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DOI: 10.1007/s10709-018-0034-y
Abstract: A variety of insects accumulate high contents of riboflavin (vitamin B2) in their Malpighian tubules (MTs). Although this process is known to be genetically controlled, the mechanism is not known. In the 1940s and the… read more here.
Keywords: accumulation; bombyx mori; malpighian tubules; mts ... See more keywords
Exosomes: Ultrastructural evidence in epithelial cells of Malpighian tubules.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2017.04.008
Abstract: Exosomes in Malpighian tubules of Calathus fuscipes (Coleoptera: Carabidae) were investigated under transmission electron microscopy. Ultrastructural analyses showed a wide number of multivesicular bodies localized in the apical portion of epithelial cells. Each multivesicular body… read more here.
Keywords: epithelial cells; exosomes ultrastructural; evidence epithelial; malpighian tubules ... See more keywords
Ultrastructural Characterization of Salivary Glands, Alimentary Canal and Malpighian Tubules of the Red Shield Bug Carpocoris mediterraneus Tamanini, 1958 (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae)
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DOI: 10.1017/s1431927622000307
Abstract: Abstract Abstract In this study, the gut structure and excretory system of Carpocoris mediterraneus which is phytophagous insect, were described with light and electron microscopies and discussed in relation to other Heteroptera species. The salivary… read more here.
Keywords: carpocoris mediterraneus; heteroptera; layer; malpighian tubules ... See more keywords
Functional studies of Drosophila zinc transporters reveal the mechanism for zinc excretion in Malpighian tubules
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DOI: 10.1186/s12915-017-0355-9
Abstract: BackgroundZinc is an essential metal involved in many physiological processes. Previous work has identified a set of zinc transporters involved in Drosophila dietary zinc absorption. However, zinc excretion and reabsorption, the other two important processes… read more here.
Keywords: zinc; malpighian tubules; zinc transporters; zip71b dzip5 ... See more keywords
Cold tolerance of Drosophila species is tightly linked to the epithelial K+ transport capacity of the Malpighian tubules and rectal pads
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.168518
Abstract: ABSTRACT Insect chill tolerance is strongly associated with the ability to maintain ion and water homeostasis during cold exposure. Maintenance of K+ balance is particularly important due to its role in setting the cell membrane… read more here.
Keywords: drosophila; cold tolerance; tolerance; malpighian tubules ... See more keywords
De novo transcriptome analysis of the excretory tubules of Carausius morosus (Phasmatodea) and possible functions of the midgut ‘appendices’
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174984
Abstract: The Malpighian tubules are the insect excretory organs, responsible for ion and water homeostasis and elimination of nitrogenous wastes. Post-genomic assays suggest they also metabolize and detoxify xenobiotic compounds and have antimicrobial properties. The Phasmatodea… read more here.
Keywords: carausius morosus; excretory organs; malpighian tubules; analysis ... See more keywords
Obligate development of Blastocrithidia papi (Trypanosomatidae) in the Malpighian tubules of Pyrrhocoris apterus (Hemiptera) and coordination of host-parasite life cycles
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204467
Abstract: Blastocrithidia papi is a unique trypanosomatid in that its life cycle is synchronized with that of its host, and includes an obligate stage of development in Malpighian tubules (MTs). This occurs in firebugs, which exited… read more here.
Keywords: obligate development; malpighian tubules; blastocrithidia papi; papi ... See more keywords
Transepithelial transport of P-glycoprotein substrate by the Malpighian tubules of the desert locust
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223569
Abstract: Extrusion of xenobiotics is essential for allowing animals to remove toxic substances present in their diet or generated as a biproduct of their metabolism. By transporting a wide range of potentially noxious substrates, active transporters… read more here.
Keywords: malpighian tubules; tubules desert; desert locust; glycoprotein ... See more keywords
Ampullae infection of the malpighian tubules of bombyx mori by alphabaculovirus
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DOI: 10.14393/bj-v33n3-36800
Abstract: Alphabaculovirus is a genus of the entomopathogenic virus, whose species Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) infects the silkworm, Bombyx mori, which is an important insect in the sericulture industry. A geographic isolate of BmNPV was identified… read more here.
Keywords: bombyx mori; malpighian tubules; tubules bombyx; infection ... See more keywords
Multiple Functions of Malpighian Tubules in Insects: A Review
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DOI: 10.3390/insects13111001
Abstract: Simple Summary The Malpighian Tubules (MTs) are well known and studied as the main excretory organs in most insects. However, MTs, despite their quite simple morphology, can also serve numerous specialized functions in some species… read more here.
Keywords: insects; specialized functions; malpighian tubules; multiple functions ... See more keywords