FEEDING RESPONSE OF THE STABLE FLY, STOMOXYS-CALCITRANS L, TO BLOOD FRACTIONS AND ADENINE-NUCLEOTIDES

被引:4
作者
ASCOLICHRISTENSEN, A
SUTCLIFFE, JF
STRATON, CJ
机构
[1] TRENT UNIV,DEPT BIOL,PETERBOROUGH K9J 7B8,ONTARIO,CANADA
[2] QUEENS UNIV,DEPT BIOL,KINGSTON K7L 3N6,ONTARIO,CANADA
关键词
adenine nucleotides; artificial feeding; blood feeding; blood fractions; feeding stimulants; Stable fly; Stomoxys calcitrans;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-3032.1990.tb00513.x
中图分类号
Q96 [昆虫学];
学科分类号
摘要
Abstract Feeding responses of the stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans L., Diptera: Muscidae) to blood fractions and saline‐based diets were studied in an artificial feeding device. Flies fed equally on whole blood, plasma and erythrocyte fractions while resuspended platelets or the buffy layer did not stimulate feeding. Evidence from filtration studies indicates that plasma contains both less‐than‐5000D and greater‐than‐100,000D phagostimulatory components. ATP, ADP and AMP in saline stimulate feeding in this insect in a dose‐dependent manner. cAMP also stimulates feeding in the range of concentrations tested. It is argued that the less‐than‐5000D phagostimulant may be one or more of these adenine nucleotides. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:249 / 259
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