Abstract
THE fifth-stage larva of Rhodnius takes very large blood meals1, and a rapid diuresis follows2. The experiments reported here demonstrate that the diuresis is caused by a hormone released into the hæmolymph from the ganglionic mass in the mesothorax.
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MADDRELL, S. A Diuretic Hormone in Rhodnius prolixus Stål. Nature 194, 605–606 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/194605b0
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