The pharyngeal taste organ of a blood-feeding insect functions in food recognition

The pharyngeal taste organ of a blood-feeding insect functions in food recognition

Abstract Background Obligate blood-feeding insects obtain the nutrients and water necessary to ensure survival from the vertebrate blood. The internal taste sensilla, situated in the pharynx, evaluate the suitability of the ingested food. Here, through multiple approaches, we characterized the phary...

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Main Authors: Isabel Ortega-Insaurralde, José Manuel Latorre-Estivalis, Andre Luis Costa-da-Silva, Agustina Cano, Teresita C. Insausti, Héctor Salas Morales, Gina Pontes, Martín Berón de Astrada, Sheila Ons, Matthew DeGennaro, Romina B. Barrozo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Biology
Subjects:
Taste sense
Hematophagous
PPKs
RNA-seq
ATP
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-01861-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-01861-w

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