The insect cryptonephridial complex

Robin Beaven; Kenneth V Halberg; Barry Denholm

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.05.060

The insect cryptonephridial complex

Curr Biol. 2023 Jul 24;33(14):R748-R749. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.05.060.

Authors

Robin Beaven¹, Kenneth V Halberg², Barry Denholm³

Affiliations

¹ Deanery of Biomedical Sciences, Edinburgh Medical School, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK.
² Department of Biology, Section for Cell and Neurobiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark.
³ Deanery of Biomedical Sciences, Edinburgh Medical School, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK. Electronic address: Barry.Denholm@ed.ac.uk.

PMID: 37490855
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.05.060

Abstract

Beaven et al. introduce the insect cryptonephridial complex, a multi-organ system that is one of the most powerful water-extraction systems in nature.

MeSH terms

Animals
Insecta*
Water*

Substances

Water