Nicolson S W
J Exp Biol. 1976 Dec;65(3):565-75. doi: 10.1242/jeb.65.3.565.
The diuresis which follows the pupal-adult ecdysis of Pieris brassicae is hormonally controlled. Use of the isolated Malpighian tubules as a bioassay shows the presence of substantial diuretic activity in homogenates of the brain and corpus cardiacum-corpus allatum complex. The hormone is probably produced in the brain and released from a storage site in the corpora cardiaca. The tubules of the butterfly are maximally responsive to the diuretic hormone at the time of eclosion.
粉纹夜蛾从蛹到成虫蜕皮后的利尿作用受激素控制。使用离体马氏管作为生物测定法表明,脑和心侧体-咽侧体复合体的匀浆中存在大量利尿活性。这种激素可能在脑中产生,并从心侧体的储存部位释放出来。蝴蝶的马氏管在羽化时对利尿激素的反应最为强烈。