Functional evidence for physiological mechanisms to circumvent neurotoxicity of cardenolides in an a...
Functional evidence for physiological mechanisms to circumvent neurotoxicity of cardenolides in an adapted and a non-adapted hawk-moth species
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England: The Royal Society
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Because cardenolides specifically inhibit the Na+K+-ATPase, insects feeding on cardenolide-containing plants need to circumvent this toxic effect. Some insects such as the monarch butterfly rely on target site insensitivity, yet other cardenolide-adapted lepidopterans such as the oleander hawk-moth, Daphnis nerii, possess highly sensitive Na+K+-ATP...
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Functional evidence for physiological mechanisms to circumvent neurotoxicity of cardenolides in an adapted and a non-adapted hawk-moth species
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TN_cdi_istex_primary_ark_67375_V84_VS572JL5_9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_istex_primary_ark_67375_V84_VS572JL5_9
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0962-8452
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10.1098/rspb.2012.3089
