Basic physiological data relative to ionic regulation in two waterbugs: Corixa dentipes (Thoms.) and Corixa punctata (Illig.) (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

J. H.D. Vangenechten, S. Van Puymbroeck, O. L.J. Vanderborght

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    Abstract

    1. 1. Analyses were made of the major ionic composition of the haemolymph in two adult freshwater insects: Corixa dentipes (Thoms.) and Corixa punctata (Illig.). 2. 2. In both species, the ionic concentration is maintained against a steep concentration gradient with respect to the external medium. 3. 3. The ionic concentration is very similar in both species. 4. 4. The sodium content in different compartments (whole body, haemolymph, tissue) is calculated for C. dentipes and is compared with data for other freshwater insects. 5. 5. Total haemolymph content was measured in both species using a 198Au dilution method.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)523-529
    Number of pages7
    JournalComparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology
    Volume64
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1979

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Physiology

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