Description
LeucokininVIIIisadiureticpeptidefoundininsects.LeucokininVIIIdecreasesmembraneresistanceinaCa2+-dependentmanner.LeucokininVIIIincreasespermeABIlityofgapjunctionsinAnophelesMalphigiantubes,allowingpassageofionsandsmallercompoundssuchasinulinandsucrose.
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