... scoring of thermal limits in insects using an open-source tool. Automatic scoring Thermal limits Bioassay Automated particle tracking Motor performance National Institute of Food and Agriculture http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100005825 1010996, 2017-33522-27068 National...

... or in combination according to their physiological venom concentrations in Drosophila bioassays. The high K + ion content of the venom synergistically increases the insecticidal activity of the neurotoxins CSTX-1, CSTX-9 and CSTX-13 by 20% but does not influence the insecticidal effectiveness of the antimicrobially...

..., demonstrates that these cells are an interesting model. Moreover the viability and the electrophysiological properties of these cells are not significantly modified by freezing and thawing, thus increasing their usefulness in various bioassays. (1) A non-inactivating or delayed outward rectifying potassium...

... extracts of hindguts of the crayfish Orconectes limosus using an isolated hindgut contractility bioassay, high-performance liquid chromatography, microsequencing and mass spectrometry. All three peptides display strong inotropic actions on crayfish hindguts. Orcomyotropin showed higher potency than the two...

... 02 09 1999 28 10 1999 © 1999 by Company of Biologists 1999 Locusta -DH locustakinin ion-transport peptide locust Schistocerca gregaria excretion Malpighian tubule ileum rectum bioassay diuretic hormone The excretory process in insects such as locusts involves...

... spectrometry, mass spectrometry and bioassays. These purines, 75–80 % of which are secreted from the glands following a blood meal, have vasodilatory and anti-platelet activities and probably help the fly to obtain a blood meal. Salivary 5′-AMP is also responsible for the previously reported protein...