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Neurosecretion and the Transport of Secretory Material from the Corpora Cardiaca in Aphids

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THE development of differential staining techniques for neurosecretory material in animals made it theoretically possible to trace secretions from their source to their point of release or utilization. In most cases, however, insufficient secretory material is present to enable more than a very incomplete picture to be obtained. In adult aphids which are several days old large amounts of material tend to accumulate in the axons of some neurosecretory cells and it has been possible to follow its course.

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JOHNSON, B. Neurosecretion and the Transport of Secretory Material from the Corpora Cardiaca in Aphids. Nature 196, 1338–1339 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1961338a0

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