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Sodium, Potassium and Calcium Ions in the Hæmolymph of Oncopeltus fasciatus (Dallas)

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THE inorganic constituents in the hæmolymph of insects have been investigated in many orders, according to the report of Florkin1. There is a dearth of information in the order Hemiptera. Mature adults of this species were used in this investigation.

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  1. Florkin, M., Archives Internationales de Physiologie, 61 (1953).

  2. Barsa, M., J. Gen. Phys., 38 (1954).

  3. Clark and Craig, Physiol. Zool., 26 (1953).

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MULLEN, J. Sodium, Potassium and Calcium Ions in the Hæmolymph of Oncopeltus fasciatus (Dallas). Nature 180, 813–814 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180813a0

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