Diuresis in the cabbage white butterfly, Pieris brassicae: Water and ion regulation and the rôle of the hindgut |
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Authors: | Susan W Nicolson |
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Institution: | Department of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, England |
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Abstract: | The significance of diuresis in the water and ion balance of newly emerged Pieris was examined by comparing the composition of haemolymph and urine during diuresis. The high potassium content of the urine results in a marked increase in the Na/K ratio of the haemolymph. The haemolymph osmolarity is well regulated, in spite of the very hypo-osmotic urine. By means of an isolated preparation of the ileum, it was shown that rapid resorption of potassium ions by this part of the hindgut is responsible for the low osmolarity of the urine. |
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