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Developmental roles of tyrosine metabolism enzymes in the blood-sucking insect Rhodnius prolixus
Marcos Sterkel, Pedro L Oliveira
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Adultos de Rhodnius prolixus, R. pictipes e Panstrongylus geniculatus encontrados em casas em Manaus apresentam altas taxas de infecção por Trypanosoma cruzi.
Maricleide de F. Naiff +2 more
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Introduction: The genus Rhodnius in the subfamily Triatominae comprises 20 species, which can transmit Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli.
Rossana Falcone +5 more
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Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is a hematophagous insect native from South America. By the end of the 20th century, it was one of the main vectors of Chagas disease in Venezuela, Colombia, several Central American countries and southern Mexico. The aim of the present article is to review the literature regarding R.
Alzogaray, Raúl Adolfo +1 more
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Rhodnius prolixus: From classical physiology to modern developmental biology
Vitória Tobias Santos +2 more
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Epidemiologia da doença de Chagas na zona rural do Município de Teresina-Piauí, Brasil
Na área rural do município de Teresina-Piauí, foram capturados 129 triatomíneos distribuídos em (a) ecótopos artificiais: habitações (1 Triatoma brasiliensis, 1 Panstrongylus geniculatus, 1 Rhodnius pictipes e 1 Rhodnius prolixusj e galpão abandonado (7 ...
Dalva Neves da Costa Bento +3 more
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The Fate of Dietary Cholesterol in the Kissing Bug Rhodnius prolixus
Insects are unable to synthesize cholesterol and depend on the presence of sterols in the diet for cell membrane composition and hormone production. Thus, cholesterol absorption, transport, and metabolism are potential targets for vector and pest control
P. Entringer, D. Majerowicz, K. Gondim
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La respuesta inmune de los triatominos se expresa en la hemolinfa, la saliva y el intestino a través de los eicosanoides, el sistema profenoloxidasa, los péptidos antimicrobianos, las especies reactivas de oxígeno, las reactivas de nitrógeno y los ...
Gustavo Adolfo Vallejo +8 more
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Rhodnius prolixus Malpighian tubules and control of diuresis by neurohormones
Rhodnius prolixus Malpighian tubules (MTs) are a good model for fluid and ion secretion studies in view of the dramatic postprandial diuresis, which follows its massive blood meals. Ingestion of a blood meal equals to 10-12 times their initial body mass,
Sabrina V. Martini +2 more
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Oogenesis and oviposition can be inhibited in female of Rhodnius prolixus by means of short-term experiment (first reproductive cycle) of a single dose of ethoxyprecocene II given by ingestion.
Patricia de Azambuja, Eloi S. Garcia
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