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Ana Maria Costa-Leonardo1, Vanelize Janei1, Lara Teixeira Laranjo1

  • 1UNESP - Univ. Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Biologia, Av. 24-A, 1515 - Bela Vista, Caixa Postal 199, 13506-900, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.

Arthropod Structure & Development
|April 19, 2015
PubMed
Summary

This study reveals the crucial role of insect nephrocytes in termites, identifying their filtration, detoxification, and protein synthesis functions. These findings enhance our understanding of excretory systems in Isoptera.

Keywords:
AthrocytesExcretory systemIsopteraPericardial cells

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