title: Diuresis in the tsetse fly Glossina austeni.
abstract: After taking a blood meal, the tsetse fly Glossina austeni excretes the excess water and salts of the meal in approximately 30 min. During this period a volume of fluid equivalent to 80% of the unfed weight of the fly passes through the haemolymph, whose composition nevertheless remains almost constant. The fluid excreted has a higher sodium and lower potassium concentration than the haemolymph, indicating that sodium may be the prime mover in urine formation in Glossina.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism; D004231:Diuresis; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014370:Tsetse Flies / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium