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Electrophysiological evidence for chemosensitivity to adenosine, adenine and sugars in spodoptera exempta and related species

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Electrophysiological studies show that Spodoptera exempta and closely related species possess a receptor with specific sensitivity towards adenosine and adenine. 2 other types of receptors responded to certain sugars. The functional significance of these receptors in controlling chemoresponses of the larvae is discussed.

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  1. W. C. Ma

    Present address: Department of Entomology, University of Queensland, 4067, St Lucia, Australia

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  1. ARC Unit of Insect Physiology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, OX1 3PS, Oxford, England

    W. C. Ma

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This work was initiated during a stay at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya. I am indebted to Professor J. W. S. Pringle, FRS, for valuable discussions.

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Ma, W.C. Electrophysiological evidence for chemosensitivity to adenosine, adenine and sugars in spodoptera exempta and related species. Experientia 33, 356–358 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02002825

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