1991
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.158.1.165
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Insect-Like Characteristics of the Malpighian Tubules of a Non-Insect: Fluid Secretion in the Centipede Lithobius Forficatus (Myriapoda: Chilopoda)

Abstract: Fluid secretion by isolated upper and lower portions of Malpighian tubules in the centipede Lithobius forficatus L. was studied. Ion requirements, cellular and transepithelial potentials, dependence on external osmolality and the effects of an insect diuretic factor and transport-active drugs were investigated. Unlike many insects, L. forficatus exhibited strongly Na+-dependent, K+-independent urine formation. However, as in many insects, upper and lower tubule portions from L. forficatus produced a K+-enriche… Show more

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