ants and Atrophy

ants has been researched along with Atrophy* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for ants and Atrophy

ArticleYear
Leupeptin, a protease inhibitor, blocks insemination-induced flight muscle histolysis in the fire ant Solenopsis.
    Tissue & cell, 1985, Volume: 17, Issue:1

    The effect of the protease inhibitor leupeptin on flight muscle histolysis in queen fire ants was studied by electron microscopy. In untreated animals artificially inseminated, muscle involution was apparent at 6 hr post-insemination and complete by 24 hr post-insemination. However, in animals pre-treated with leupeptin and subsequently artificially inseminated, no morphologic evidence of flight muscle breakdown was seen at any interval between 6 and 24 hr post-insemination. Such information appears to indicate that one or more proteases are involved in the process of insemination-induced muscle atrophy in fire ants. The most likely candidate is a soluble, calcium-activated myofilament-associated protease.

    Topics: Animals; Ants; Atrophy; Calpain; Cytoskeleton; Endopeptidases; Female; Insemination; Leupeptins; Muscle Proteins; Muscles; Oligopeptides; Protease Inhibitors; Wings, Animal

1985