The release of adipokinetic hormone during flight and starvation in Locusta.
1979
P Cheeseman, and
G J Goldsworthy
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007301
Insect Hormones
Hormones secreted by insects. They influence their growth and development. Also synthetic substances that act like insect hormones.
Insect Hormone,Hormone, Insect,Hormones, Insect
D005260
Female
Females
D005426
Flight, Animal
The use of wings or wing-like appendages to remain aloft and move through the air.
Animal Flight,Animal Flights,Flights, Animal
D006110
Grasshoppers
Plant-eating orthopterans having hindlegs adapted for jumping. There are two main families: Acrididae and Romaleidae. Some of the more common genera are: Melanoplus, the most common grasshopper; Conocephalus, the eastern meadow grasshopper; and Pterophylla, the true katydid.
Acrididae,Locusts,Romaleidae,Grasshopper,Locust
D006458
Hemolymph
The blood/lymphlike nutrient fluid of some invertebrates.
Hemolymphs
D000818
Animals
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.
Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013217
Starvation
Lengthy and continuous deprivation of food. (Stedman, 25th ed)
D050356
Lipid Metabolism
Physiological processes in biosynthesis (anabolism) and degradation (catabolism) of LIPIDS.