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Drosophila Pupal Abdomen Immunohistochemistry
Published on: October 2, 2011
Developmental and diel changes of adipokinetic hormone in CNS and haemolymph of the flightless wing-polymorphic bug,
1Institute of Entomology, Academy of Sciences, Branisovská 31, 370 05 Ceské Budĕjovice, Czech Republic. kodrik@entu.cas.cz
Journal of Insect Physiology
|May 29, 2003
Abstract:
We have used an enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) for determination of the AKH content in CNS (brain + corpora cardiaca + corpora allata) and haemolymph of adult macropterous and brachypterous females of the bug Pyrrhocoris apterus. The tests revealed that the AKH content fluctuates between 1 and almost 4 pmol/CNS during the first 14 days of adult life and significantly increased in order diapausing brachypters
