Open AccessReview: Malpighian Tubule, an Essential Organ for Insects
Author(s) -
Oliveira Tercilia Vilela de Azeredo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
entomology, ornithology, and herpatology :
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2161-0983
DOI - 10.4172/2161-0983.1000122
Subject(s) - malpighian tubule system , tubule , proximal tubule , renal tubule , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , anatomy , kidney , urinary system , endocrinology , botany , larva , midgut
We did an overhaul on morphophysiology characteristics, cryptonephric system and secondary specializations in the Malpighian tubules of the class Insecta. This review grouped the most important information about this important organ that has different functions essential for insects