... is strongest in the mucosal to serosal direction. Chill tolerance Chilling injury Paracellular leak Dextran Alimentary canal Chill-susceptible insects are those that succumb to the negative effects of cooling at temperatures well above the freezing point of their extracellular fluids...

... previously been correlated with a loss of muscle resting potential. To determine the cause of this loss of function, we measured the effects of cold exposure on ion and water homeostasis in muscle tissue, hemolymph and the alimentary canal of the fall field cricket, Gryllus pennsylvanicus , during...