| immunofluorescent localization of insulin-like material in the median neurosecretory cells of the blowfly, calliphora vomitoria (diptera). | immunocytochemical staining has shown that the median neurosecretory cells (mnc) of the brain of the blowfly, calliphora vomitoria, contain an insulin-like material which cross reacts with antibodies to bovine insulin. there are 24-26 paraldehyde fuchsin-positive mnc of which only 6-8 show the specific insulin-like immunoreactivity. | 1979 | 487392 |
| isolation of material displaying insulin-like immunological biological activity from the brain of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. | an insulin-like material from the brain of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria was partially purified by acid alcohol extraction, gel filtration and ion-exchange cellulose chromatography. in addition, the rf value on polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis was determined. the material was characterized by its ability to cross-react with bovine insulin antibody and by displaying diminished immunoreactivity on dilution. it displaced specifically bound 125i-labelled insulin from rat liver plasma membrane i ... | 1979 | 534526 |
| studies on medically important flies in thailand. i. discovery of calliphora species first in thailand (diptera: calliphoridae). | species of flies, calliphora vomitoria (linné) and c. pattoni aubertin, found for the first time in thailand are reported, together with detailed illustrations of genitalia. these are known to be palearctic species, which are commonly found in europe or northern parts of asia. these flies were found in doi inthanon, the highest mountain in thailand, which belongs to the oriental region. | 1976 | 1072186 |
| the removal of sulphate by the excretory apparatus of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. | the excretion of sulphate by the isolated malpighian tubules of calliphora vomitoria has been investigated. contrary to expectation, it was found that the isolated tubules are freely permeable to sulphate. the rate of sulphate secretion is comparable to the rates of secretion of both phosphate and chloride. the excretion of sulphate by the intact fly has also been verified. | 1975 | 1159364 |
| [influence of sexual maturation on cardiac activity and reactivity of calliphora vomitoria. i. -- cardiac activity (author's transl)]. | 1. calliphora cardiac rhythm shows a regular alternation of retrograde beating phases with high frequency (fast phases) and of anterograde beating phases with low frequency (slow phases). 2. male cardiac activity exhibits only small variations during sexual maturation. 3. in females, the ovarian development induces a decrease of slow phase duration and a variation of anterograde beat frequency (it decreases the first five days and then increases). 4. cardiac characteristics of allatectomized or ... | 1975 | 1243680 |
| the action of the excretory apparatus of calliphora vomitoria in handling injected sugar solution. | recent evidence suggests that the isolated malpighian tubules of calliphora possess mechanisms which restrict the loss of glucose and trehalose from the insect. this report establishes that the intact, diuresing fly does not excrete glucose or trehalose when solutions of these sugars are injected. when solutions of non-metabolized sugars such as sorbose and xylose are injected into the fly, these sugars are rapidly excreted. high concentrations of sorbose and xylose are found in the urine, sugge ... | 1976 | 1270986 |
| functional studies on calliphora vomitoria haemocyte subpopulations defined by lectin staining and density centrifugation. | haemocyte subpopulations of calliphora vomitoria have been categorized by their surface staining properties using fluorescently labelled lectins, and their mobilities in percoll density gradients. these methods of identification were exploited to determine the roles of these cell types in cellular defence reactions. soybean agglutinin clearly defined the cell subpopulation involved in phagocytosis, while purified thrombocytoid fragments proved to be the main haemocyte population involved in enca ... | 1992 | 1377650 |
| purification and characterization of a galactose-specific agglutinin from the haemolymph of the larval stages of the insect calliphora vomitoria. | a lectin was isolated from the haemolymph of the blowfly larva calliphora vomitoria. it agglutinated a variety of mammalian erythrocytes with varying specificities and was strongly inhibited by d-galactose and fetuin. the activity was also sensitive to chelators of metal ions, heating above 50 degrees c and proteolytic digestion. sds-page identified a glycoprotein with an mr of 32,000 under reducing and nonreducing conditions which resolved to a band at ph 5.4 using isoelectric focusing. using f ... | 1992 | 1377651 |
| biological characteristics of the calliphora vomitoria agglutinin. | the galactose specific agglutinin from calliphora vomitoria was found to be expressed in the haemolymph of all the larval instars, but could not be detected at any other time during the life cycle. the haemagglutinating activity was insensitive to wounding of the tegument or injection of saline; however, a significant increase in haemagglutinating titre could be induced upon inoculation of the haemocoel with biotic or abiotic particulate material. the agglutinin also actively agglutinated severa ... | 1992 | 1379945 |
| segmental peptidergic innervation of abdominal targets in larval and adult dipteran insects revealed with an antiserum against leucokinin i. | an antiserum against the cockroach neuropeptide leucokinin i (lki) was used to study peptidergic neurons and their innervation patterns in larvae and adults of three species of higher dipteran insects, the flies drosophila melanogaster, calliphora vomitoria, and phormia terraenovae, as well as larvae of a primitive dipteran insect, the crane fly phalacrocera replicata. in the larvae of the higher dipteran flies, the antiserum revealed three pairs of cells in the brain, three pairs of ventro-medi ... | 1992 | 1423512 |
| isolation, structure, and activity of -phe-met-arg-phe-nh2 neuropeptides (designated callifmrfamides) from the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. | thirteen neuropeptides varying in length from 7 to 11 residues and ending c-terminally in -phe-met-arg-phe-nh2 (callifmrfamides 1-13) and one dodecapeptide ending in -met-ile-arg-phe-nh2 (callimirfamide 1) have been isolated from thoracic ganglia of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. different repeating patterns of amino acid sequences enable the peptides to be arranged into distinct groups. one such group of five nonapeptides has the sequence xaa-pro-xaa-gln-asp-phe-met-arg-phe-nh2. three peptid ... | 1992 | 1549595 |
| cuticular hydrocarbons of calliphora vomitoria (diptera): relation to age and sex. | changes in epicuticular hydrocarbon content and composition were examined from 3 to 120 hr postemergence in both sexes of calliphora vomitoria. n-alkanes and mono- and dimethylalkanes with 20 to 31 carbon atoms were the major hydrocarbons detected. alkenes were only detected in the females. males had fewer hydrocarbons (40 versus 49 for the females). in males this number remained constant from 3 to 120 hr, whereas in females the number increased progressively from 3 to 48 hr. the males had a gre ... | 1992 | 1601253 |
| substance p-, fmrfamide-, and gastrin/cholecystokinin-like immunoreactive neurons in the thoraco-abdominal ganglia of the flies drosophila and calliphora. | immunocytochemical analysis of the thoraco-abdominal ganglia of the flies drosophila melanogaster and calliphora vomitoria revealed neurons displaying substance p- (spli), fmrfamide-(fli), and cholecystokinin-like (cckli) immunoreactivity. it could be demonstrated that a number of neurons contain peptides reacting with antisera against all the three types of substances, others were either fli or cckli alone. no neurons displayed only spli. instead, the total number (about 30) of spli neurons con ... | 1990 | 1692042 |
| chromatographic characterisation and biological activity of neuropeptides immunoreactive to antisera against met5-enkephalin-arg6-phe7 (yggfmrf) extracted from the blowfly calliphora vomitoria (diptera). | neuropeptides identified with a radioimmunoassay specific for the c-terminus of met5-enkephalin-arg6-phe7 (yggfmrf) have been extracted from nervous tissues of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria and also from whole flies. chromatographic characterisation, based on criteria of molecular weight, charge and hydrophobicity, reveals a complex multiplicity of immunoreactive peptides. variations in the amounts and types of peptides found within different nervous tissues is evidence that the cellular prec ... | 1991 | 1758972 |
| [botulism in birds living in an aquatic environment in nové mlýny in the breclav district]. | epizootic of wild water birds caused by the toxin clostridium botulinum of c type occurred in extensive shallow artificial lakes of the nové mlýny dam system from may to october 1988 and later on from february to early april 1989. in total more than 3,000 dead or dying birds of 44 species were found, the following orders were prevailing: anseriformes (56%), lariformes (33%), charadriiformes (6%) and ralliformes (4%). botulotoxin was detected at high concentrations in sarcophagic fly larvae of ca ... | 1991 | 1926683 |
| immunocytochemical mapping of neuronal pathways from brain to corpora cardiaca/corpora allata in the cockroach diploptera punctata with antisera against met-enkephalin-arg6-gly7-leu8. | neuronal circuits in the brain and retrocerebral complex of the cockroach diploptera punctata have been mapped immunocytochemically with antisera directed against the extended enkephalin, met-enkephalin-arg6-gly7-leu8 (met-8). the pathways link median and lateral neurosecretory cells with the corpus cardiacum corpus allatum complex. in females, nerve fibres penetrate the corpora allata and varicosities or terminals, immunoreactive to met-8, surround the glandular cells. males differ in having al ... | 1991 | 2007252 |
| persistence of clostridium botulinum type c toxin in blow fly (calliphoridae) larvae as a possible cause of avian botulism in spring. | diverse samples were examined at a site of water-bird mortality, caused by clostridium botulinum type c toxin in southern moravia (czechoslovakia). the toxin was detected in high concentrations in mute swan (cygnus olor) carcasses (less than or equal to 1 x 10(6) ld50/g) as well as in necrophagous larvae and pupae of the blow flies lucilia sericata and calliphora vomitoria (less than or equal to 1 x 10(5) ld50/g) collected from them. it was detected in lower concentrations (less than or equal to ... | 1991 | 2023331 |
| relationships among hormonal changes, cuticular hydrocarbons, and attractiveness during the first gonadotropic cycle of the female calliphora vomitoria (diptera). | attractiveness in adult females of calliphora vomitoria is correlated with ovarian development and there is a marked increase during the previtellogenic and vitellogenic periods. the development of attractiveness may result from the combined actions of ecdysteroids and juvenile hormone. a rise in total hydrocarbons parallels the first increase in levels of these hormones during the previtellogenic stage. cuticular hydrocarbons subsequently fall, along with the disappearance of hemolymphatic ecdy ... | 1990 | 2074000 |
| histaminelike immunoreactive neurons innervating putative neurohaemal areas and central neuropil in the thoraco-abdominal ganglia of the flies drosophila and calliphora. | the fused thoraco-abdominal ganglia of the flies calliphora vomitoria and drosophila melanogaster were investigated immunocytochemically with antisera against histamine. in both insect species, 18 histaminelike immunoreactive (ha-ir) neurons were resolved in these ganglia. six of these neurons have cell bodies in the thoracic neuromeres and 12 in the fused abdominal neuromeres. all cell bodies are situated ventrally. in calliphora all cell bodies are arranged in a segmental pattern. in drosophil ... | 1990 | 2117027 |
| species composition and larval habitats of blowfly (calliphoridae) populations in upland areas in england and wales. | 1. bait trapping at upland sites in england and wales, mainly at 400-700 m altitude, showed that calliphora vomitoria l. usually outnumbered all other blowflies. c.vicina r.-d., c.loewi end. and c.alpina zett were usually present in much lower numbers, with the last-named occurring at north pennine sites, but being replaced by c.subalpina ringd. at a south pennine (peak district) and a welsh site. catches normally included cynomya mortuorum l., and phormia terraenovae r.-d. was present at about ... | 1990 | 2132970 |
| cold resistance in all life stages of two blowfly species (diptera, calliphoridae). | 1. freezing was lethal in the eggs, larvae, pupae and adults of the blowflies calliphora vicina r-d. and calliphora vomitoria (l.), but varying degrees of supercooling were found. 2. cold resistance (as determined by their supercooling capacity) was greatest in eggs (to c. -25 degrees c), and moderate in other life stages (range -7 to -13 degrees c), which was evident from the distributions of their supercooling points. 3. water contents of all life stages varied from 63% to 77% of fresh weight; ... | 1990 | 2132985 |
| distribution of functional significance of met-enkephalin-arg6-phe7- and met-enkephalin-arg6-gly7-leu8-like peptides in the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. ii. immunocytochemical mapping of neuronal pathways in the retrocerebral complex and thoracic ganglion. | neuronal pathways in the retrocerebral complex and thoracico-abdominal ganglionic mass of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria have been identified immunocytochemically with antisera against the extended-enkephalins, met-enkephalin-arg6-phe7 (met-7) and met-enkephalin-arg6-gly7-leu8 (met-8). neurons of the hypocerebral ganglion, immunoreactive to met-8, have axons in the crop duct nerve and terminals in muscles of the crop and its duct. certain neurons of the hypocerebral ganglion are also immunorea ... | 1990 | 2297781 |
| distribution and functional significance of met-enkephalin-arg6-phe7- and met-enkephalin-arg6-gly7-leu8-like peptides in the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. i. immunocytochemical mapping of neuronal pathways in the brain. | neuronal pathways immunoreactive to antisera against the extended-enkephalins, met-enkephalin-arg6-phe7 (met-7) and met-enkephalin-arg6-gly7-leu8 (met-8), have been identified in the brain of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. co-localisation with other enkephalins in certain neurons suggests that a precursor similar to preproenkephalin a exists in insects and that differential enzymatic processing occurs as in vertebrates. co-localisations of the extended-enkephalin-like peptides with other vert ... | 1989 | 2680098 |
| mapping of enkephalin-related peptides in the nervous system of the blowfly, calliphora vomitoria, and their co-localization with cholecystokinin (cck)- and pancreatic polypeptide (pp)-like peptides. | the distribution of enkephalin-like immunoreactive material has been studied in the cns of c. vomitoria. the presence of both met- and leu-enkephalin-related peptides is suggested by differential immunostaining with a variety of antisera. comparisons made between certain of the enkephalin-immunoreactive perikarya, nerve fibres and terminals with cells in corresponding positions as evidenced in previously published neuroanatomical studies of the dipteran brain have suggested specific enkephaliner ... | 1988 | 3345552 |
| [orientation behavior of calliphora vomitoria (diptera) females toward the odor of the laying site. influence of allata secretions and preliminary data on the role of the ovary]. | | 1974 | 4815160 |
| some effects of low oxygen partial pressures on the development of calliphora vomitoria;. | | 1974 | 4854328 |
| [post-embryonal development of the central nervous system of diptera. i. calliphora vomitoria (l.)]. | | 1964 | 5861042 |
| immunocytochemical identification of alpha-endorphin-like material in neurones of the brain and corpus cardiacum of the blowfly, calliphora vomitoria (diptera). | a group of the 24-26 paraldehyde fuchsin-positive median neurosecretory cells (mnc) in the pars intercerebralis of the brain of the blowfly, calliphora vomitoria, has shown immunoreactivity towards three different antibodies to alpha-endorphin, a peptide that corresponds to the amino acid sequence present between residues 61 and 76 of the precursor molecule, beta-lipotropin (beta-lph). the immunoreactive material could be followed in axons within the median bundle, the tract through which neuros ... | 1983 | 6137286 |
| immunocytochemical mapping of gastrin/cck-like peptides in the neuroendocrine system of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria (diptera). | the distribution of gastrin/cck-like immunoreactive material has been studied in the retrocerebral complex of calliphora. the material reacts with antisera specific for the common cooh terminus of gastrin and cck but not with n-terminal antisera. the three thoracic ganglia and the fused abdominal ganglia each contain a specific number of symmetrically arranged immunoreactive cells both dorsally and ventrally in pairs on either side of the midline in a sagittal plane. the neuropil of these gangli ... | 1984 | 6383621 |
| immunochemical characterization of gastrin/cholecystokinin-like peptides in the brain of the blowfly, calliphora vomitoria. | | 1981 | 7037533 |
| a neuropeptide of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria with an amino acid composition homologous with vertebrae pancreatic polypeptide. | a neuropeptide purified from the brain of the blowfly (calliphora vomitoria) that cross-reacts in a bovine pancreatic polypeptide radioimmunoassay has been subjected to amino acid analysis. the amino acid composition of the peptide shows homology with vertebrate pancreatic polypeptide species. amounts of the neuropeptide calculated from amino acid analysis record with those measured by the pancreatic polypeptide radioimmunoassay. these results suggest that the primary structure of the calliphora ... | 1982 | 7082300 |
| the distribution of pancreatic polypeptide in the nervous system and gut of the blowfly, calliphora vomitoria (diptera). | the distribution of a neuropeptide, previously shown to have the same or a very similar amino acid composition as vertebrae pancreatic polypeptide (pp), has been studied in the nervous system gut of the blowfly, calliphora vomitoria. neurones immunoreactive to a bovine pp antiserum occur in the thoracic and abdominal ganglionic components of the central nervous system, in addition to the brain and suboesophageal ganglion. pancreatic polypeptide appears to be relayed from its cells of origin to a ... | 1982 | 7172214 |
| [quantitative study of retention of habituation of the optocardiac response in the blowfly, calliphora vomitoria (dipt. calliphoridae) (author's transl)]. | | 1981 | 7243959 |
| isolation and partial characterization of pancreatic polypeptide-like material in the brain of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. | using 10(6) flies (5 kg of heads) a pancreatic polypeptide-like material has been partially purified from the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. the isolated material was eluted on sephadex g-50 similarly to bovine pancreatic polypeptide and had an rf on polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis that was identical with that of the bovine hormone. the material diluted linearly and showed parallelism with bovine standards in a bovine pancreatic polypeptide immunoassay. in specificity controls the immunoreacti ... | 1981 | 7325987 |
| habituation of cardiac and motor responses to a moving visual stimulus in the blowfly (calliphora vomitoria). | the relation between heart activity and locomotor behavior was studied in tethered blowflies (calliphora vomitoria) by simultaneous recording of the electrocardiogram and the electromyogram. motor activity resulted in an inhibition of forward beating of the heart. in the case of visual stimulation by movement of black stripes, this inhibition anticipated the motor activity. when this visual stimulation was repeated, motor and cardiac responses waned, but optocardiac response remained present a l ... | 1980 | 7430471 |
| isolation, identification and functional significance of [hyp2]met-callatostatin and des gly-pro met-callatostatin, two further post-translational modifications of the blowfly neuropeptide met-callatostatin. | two post-translationally modified neuropeptides of the met-callatostatin (gly-pro-pro-tyr-asp-phe-gly-met-nh2) family have been identified from head extracts of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. they are the octapeptide, [hyp2]met-callatostatin, (gly-hyp-pro-tyr-asp-phe-gly-met-nh2) and the truncated hexapeptide, des gly-pro met-callatostatin (pro-tyr-asp-phe-gly-met-nh2). the existence of the [hyp2]met-callatostatin variant, in addition to the previously identified [hyp3]met-callatostatin pepti ... | 1995 | 7480873 |
| the sulfakinins of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. peptide isolation, gene cloning and expression studies. | the nonapeptide, phe-asp-asp-tyr(so3)-gly-his-met-arg-phe-nh2 was isolated from heads of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. designated callisulfakinin i, the peptide is identical to the earlier known drosulfakinin i of drosophila melanogaster and to neosulfakinin i of neobellieria bullata. it belongs to the sulfakinin family, all known members of which (from flies, cockroaches and locusts) have the c-terminal heptapeptide sequence asp-tyr(so3)-gly-his-met-arg-phe-nh2. the callisulfakinin gene of ... | 1995 | 7556217 |
| leu-callatostatin gene expression in the blowflies calliphora vomitoria and lucilia cuprina studied by in situ hybridisation: comparison with leu-callatostatin confocal laser scanning immunocytochemistry. | in situ hybridisation studies using a digoxigenin-labelled dna probe encoding the leu-callatostatin prohormone of the blowflies calliphora vomitoria and lucilia cuprina have revealed a variety of neurones in the brain and thoracico-abdominal ganglion, peripheral neurosecretory neurones, and endocrine cells of the midgut. with two exceptions, the hybridising cells are the same as those previously identified in immunocytochemical studies of sections and whole-mounts using leu-callatostatin cooh-te ... | 1995 | 7781033 |
| peptides related to the diploptera punctata allatostatins in nonarthropod invertebrates: an immunocytochemical survey. | the allatostatins are a family of peptides isolated originally from the cockroach, diploptera punctata. related peptides have been identified in periplaneta americana and the blowfly, calliphora vomitoria. these peptides have been shown to be potent inhibitors of juvenile hormone synthesis in these species. a peptide inhibitor of juvenile hormone biosynthesis has also been isolated from the moth, manduca sexta; however, this peptide has no structural homology with the d. punctata-type allatostat ... | 1994 | 7822491 |
| callitachykinin i and ii, two novel myotropic peptides isolated from the blowfly, calliphora vomitoria, that have resemblances to tachykinins. | two peptides, related to the locust myotropic peptides locustatachykinin i-iv, were isolated from the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. whole, frozen flies were used for extraction with acidified methanol. a cockroach hindgut muscle contraction bioassay was used for monitoring fractions during subsequent purification steps. a series of eight different high performance liquid chromatography column systems was required to obtain optically pure peptides. two peptides were isolated and their sequences d ... | 1994 | 7984492 |
| distribution and functional significance of leu-callatostatins in the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. | the leu-callatostatins are a series of four neuropeptides isolated from nervous tissues of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria that show c-terminal sequence homology to the allatostatins of cockroaches. the allatostatins have an important role in the reproductive processes of insects as inhibitors of the synthesis and release of juvenile hormone from the corpus allatum. in this study, the distribution of the leu-callatostatin-immunoreactive neurones and endocrine cells has been mapped in c. vomitor ... | 1994 | 8020069 |
| [hyp3]met-callatostatin. identification and biological properties of a novel neuropeptide from the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. | a novel, hydroxyproline-containing neuropeptide, gly-pro-hyp-tyr-asp-phe-gly-met-nh2, designated [hyp3]met-callatostatin, has been identified from extracts of heads of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. the peptide is a naturally occurring hydroxylate analogue of met-callatostatin, a previously identified allatostatin-like peptide, and is present to the extent of 20% of the nonhydroxylated form. in bioassays, both forms of the peptide show allatostatic activity by inhibiting juvenile hormone synt ... | 1994 | 8063725 |
| use of human sera containing autoantibodies for an immunochemical study of some ribosomal proteins in rat, trout, mussel and fly maggot. | sera from human subjects affected by autoimmune connective tissue diseases and containing antiribosomal autoantibodies were used to analyze by immunoblotting ribosomal proteins from trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) liver, mussel (mytilus edulis) hepatopancreas and whole fly maggots (calliphora vomitoria). as usual in medical analysis of autoantibodies, the reference antigen preparation was extracted from rat liver. with the used sera, six known ribosomal proteins from rat liver were characterized: p0 ... | 1994 | 8081655 |
| localisation of sulfakinin neuronal pathways in the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. | the distribution of neurones immunoreactive to antisera raised against the undecapeptide c-terminal fragment of drosulfakinin ii (drmskii), asp-gln-phe-asp-asp-tyr(so3h)-gly-his-met-arg-phe-nh2, has been studied in the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. antisera were preabsorbed with combinations of the parent antigen, the tetrapeptide phe-met-arg-phe-nh2 and cholecystokinin, the vertebrate sulfated octapeptide (cck-8), asp-tyr(so3h)-met-gly-trp-met-asp-phe-nh2, in order to ensure specificity for the ... | 1994 | 8118842 |
| locustatachykinin immunoreactivity in the blowfly central nervous system and intestine. | an antiserum raised against locustatachykinin i, one of four myotropic peptides that have been isolated from the locust brain and corpora cardiaca, was characterized by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) and used for immunocytochemical detection of neurons and endocrine cells in the nervous system and intestine of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. the elisa characterization indicated that the antiserum recognizes the common c-terminus sequence of the locustatachykinins i-iii. hence, the c ... | 1994 | 8163726 |
| different developmental strategies in two boreal blow flies (diptera: calliphoridae). | the minimum developmental rates of protophormia terraenovae (robineau-desvoidy) and calliphora vomitoria (l.) were measured at four temperatures: 12.5, 23, 29, and 35 degrees c. although both species are holarctic in distribution and hemisynanthropic, there are important differences in the response of their developmental stages to various temperature regimes. the eggs and feeding larvae of p. terraenovae responded linearly to temperatures from 23 to 35 degrees c, but development was retarded at ... | 1993 | 8459428 |
| callatostatins: neuropeptides from the blowfly calliphora vomitoria with sequence homology to cockroach allatostatins. | five neuropeptides with c-terminal amino acid sequence homology to cockroach allatostatins have been identified in the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. three have the same pentapeptide c-terminal amino acid sequence as allatostatin 1 of the cockroach diploptera punctata. a hexadecapeptide designated callatostatin 1, isolated from thoracic ganglia, brains, and heads, has the sequence asp-pro-leu-asn-glu-glu-arg-arg-ala-asn-arg-tyr-gly-phe-gly-leu-nh2. callatostatins 2 and 3 have been isolated from h ... | 1993 | 8460157 |
| cell death in the salivary glands of metamorphosing calliphora vomitoria. | the salivary gland cells of calliphora vomitoria larvae initiate and complete their own destruction in a programmed manner at the onset of metamorphosis. on entering the post-feeding period the larvae come to rest and the polytene salivary gland cells show a significant increase in dna synthesis followed closely by a surge of mrna synthesis accompanied by increasing protein production. during this prelude to cell death the new mrna gives rise to at least 10 new proteins. the first new proteins h ... | 1993 | 8495226 |
| several forms of callitachykinins are distributed in the central nervous system and intestine of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. | we have examined the distribution of two tachykinin-related neuropeptides, callitachykinin i and ii (cavtk-i and cavtk-ii), isolated from whole-animal extracts of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. extracts of dissected brains, thoracic-abdominal ganglia and midguts of adult blowflies and the entire central nervous system of larval flies were analysed by high performance liquid chromatography (hplc) combined with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) for the presence of cavtks. to identify th ... | 1995 | 8576683 |
| programmed cell death during metamorphosis in the blow-fly calliphora vomitoria. | during metamorphosis, the salivary glands of the blow-fly undergo programmed cell death. data is presented indicating that this programmed cell death does not in many respects emulate classical apoptosis. the cells are seen to vacuolate and swell rather than condense and shrink. there appears to be a transient enhancement in autophagy and an increase in acid phosphatase activity. this is followed by the characteristic appearance of ribosomal and extracisternal sources of the enzyme leading to au ... | 1996 | 8743408 |
| induction of acth- and tnf-alpha-like molecules in the hemocytes of calliphora vomitoria (insecta, diptera). | three basic cell types are described in the hemolymph of newly enclosed adult calliphora vomitoria: prohemocytes, plasmatocytes, and granular cells. in addition, anucleate cellular fragments with some inclusions are observed. cell division is found only in the prohemocytes. plasmatocytes and granular cells are capable of in vitro bacterial phagocytosis and take part in capsule formation. adrenocorticotropin hormone (acth)-like molecules are found in both cell types. the staining of the plasmatoc ... | 1996 | 8858884 |
| identification of the dipteran leu-callatostatin peptide family: characterisation of the prohormone gene from calliphora vomitoria and lucilia cuprina. | the prohormone gene encoding the leu-callatostatin peptides has been isolated from a calliphora vomitoria genomic dna library and its homologue was cloned from genomic and cdna libraries of another blowfly species, lucilia cuprina. gene and prohormone structure and organisation are essentially identical in the two species. the leu-callatostatin gene consists of at least 3 exons. the prohormone is encoded on exons two and three and the two blocks of putative leu-callatostatin peptides are carried ... | 1996 | 8951999 |
| identification of the dipteran leu-callatostatin peptide family: the pattern of precursor processing revealed by isolation studies in calliphora vomitoria. | information from the leu-callatostatin gene sequences of the blowflies calliphora vomitoria and lucilia cuprina was used to develop antisera specific for the variable post-tyrosyl amino-acid residues ser, ala and asn of the common leu-callatostatin c-terminal pentapeptide sequence -yxfgl-nh2. radioimmunoassays based on these antisera were used to purify peptides from an extract of 40000 blowfly heads. five neuropeptides of the leu-callatostatin family were identified. three have a seryl residue ... | 1996 | 8952000 |
| conservation of hexamerin endocytosis in diptera. | in cyclorrhaphan diptera at least two different types of haemolymph proteins exist which belong to the class of hexamerins. in the last larval instar of calliphora vicina, the highly aromatic hexamerin, arylphorin, and the second hexamerin, pii, make up about 90% of haemolymph proteins. both of these proteins are selectively taken up by the fat body cells at the end of larval life and share a common membrane-bound receptor. in addition, hexamerins and possible hexamerin receptors of calliphora v ... | 1997 | 9108239 |
| identification, tissue localisation and physiological effect in vitro of a neuroendocrine peptide identical to a dipteran leu-callatostatin in the codling moth cydia pomonella (tortricidae: lepidoptera). | a neuroendocrine peptide of the leu-callatostatin family, lpvynfgl-nh2, has been isolated from tissue extracts of 5th instar larvae of the codling moth, cydia pomonella (lepidoptera). it is identical to a peptide previously isolated from the blowfly, calliphora vomitoria (diptera). the distribution of this peptide within the tissues of c. pomonella has been mapped by immunocytochemistry using antisera raised against lpvynfgl-nh2. midgut endocrine cells contain leu-callatostatin immunoreactivity, ... | 1997 | 9182602 |
| the use of insects to determine time of decapitation: a case-study from british columbia. | a case is presented in which insects were used to determine time of decapitation. a severed human head was located on 28 june in a ditch on vancouver island, british columbia, canada. the victim had been missing since 17 june. prepupal calliphora vomitoria (l.) were found at the cut surface of the neck and no evidence of insect feeding was observed at any of the natural orifices; the eyes were intact. meteorological and insect developmental data indicated that the insects had been oviposited on ... | 1997 | 9304851 |
| blowfly species composition in sheep myiasis in scotland. | samples of dipteran larvae were collected from live sheep throughout scotland, reared in the laboratory, and identified once adult flies emerged. lucilia sericata was found in 77% of samples, and other species in 49%. the most common alternative species were l.caesar, which occurred in 31% of samples, and protophormia terraenovae, which occurred in 18%. three other calliphorid species, calliphora vomitoria, c.vicina and l.illustris, and the muscid muscina pabulorum were also found. the proportio ... | 1997 | 9330256 |
| lepidopteran peptides of the allatostatin superfamily. | peptides of the allatostatin superfamily with the c-terminal amino acid sequence -yxfgl-nh2 have been isolated and identified from the lepidopterans, the codling moth, cydia pomonella (tortricidae) and the bollworm, helicoverpa armigera (noctuidae). the peptides, designated cydiastatins and helicostatins respectively, were monitored during purification with radioimmunoassays based on the callatostatins of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria. the eight peptides from each of the two species appear to ... | 1997 | 9392829 |
| experimental validation of forensic evidence: a study of the decomposition of buried pigs in a heavy clay soil. | in a murder investigation, where the victim had been strangled and buried in a shallow grave, there were discrepancies between the post mortem interval (pmi) as estimated from entomological studies and estimations determined from other evidence. this inconsistency provided the impetus for examining the decay process using pig carcasses as analogues for the human cadaver. the pigs were buried in the immediate vicinity of the original burial site in december 1996, which was the month when the vict ... | 1999 | 10371043 |
| sensitivity evaluation of bluebottle (calliphora vomitoria) larvae to vapors of 10 organic solvents. | | 1999 | 10541687 |
| annual and spatial activity of dung flies and carrion in a mediterranean holm-oak pasture ecosystem. | the annual activity and spatial distribution of muscidae and calliphoridae were investigated in a holm-oak ('dehesa') ecosystem in western spain over two years in pasture and woodland habitats, using wind-orientated traps baited with a mixture of fresh cattle faeces, liver and sodium sulphide solution. lucilia sericata (meigen) was always the dominant species and, with chrysomya albiceps (weidemann), hydrotaea ignava (harris), muscina levida (harris) and muscina prolapsa (harris), was more abund ... | 2000 | 10759313 |
| partial sequencing of the cytochrome oxydase b subunit gene i: a tool for the identification of european species of blow flies for postmortem interval estimation. | the identification of insects found on a dead body can lead to the estimation of the time of death (postmortem interval). we report an updated version of an established method based on sequence analysis of pcr products from a region of the cytochrome b oxidase subunit i mitochondrial gene of different members of the family calliphoridae, by sequencing six european species: lucilia sericata (meigen), lucilia caesar (linné), lucilia illustris (meigen), calliphora vicina (robineau-desvody), calliph ... | 2000 | 10914577 |
| cardioacceleratory action of tachykinin-related neuropeptides and proctolin in two coleopteran insect species. | several cardioactive peptides have been identified in insects and most of them are likely to act on the heart as neurohormones. here we have investigated the cardioactive properties of members of a family of insect tachykinin-related peptides (trps) in heterologous bioassays with two coleopteran insects, tenebrio molitor and zophobas atratus. their effects were compared with the action of the pentapeptide proctolin. we tested the cardiotropic activity of lemtrp-4 isolated from the midgut of the ... | 2001 | 11179814 |
| immunohistochemical contribution to the study of morphine metabolism in calliphoridae larvae and implications in forensic entomotoxicology. | morphine was detected by immunohistochemistry on sections of third stage larvae of calliphora vomitoria (diptera, calliphoridae) reared on minced beef meat previously treated with morphine hydrochloride. the detection was performed with an avidin-biotin-peroxidase-complex method. positive specimens showed specific staining of the haemolymph and a more intense immunoreaction in an area located at the limit between exocuticle and endocuticle. these results constitute an evidence of morphine accumu ... | 2001 | 11372995 |
| child neglect and forensic entomology. | close co-operation between forensic scientists, medico-legal doctors, and police forces made it possible to estimate not only the post-mortem interval but also the time since a child was neglected. on the skin surface under the diaper (anal-genital area), third instar larvae of the false stable fly muscina stabulans fallen, and the lesser house fly fannia canicularis l. were found. f. canicularis adults are attracted to both feces and urine. from the face, larvae of the bluebottle fly calliphora ... | 2001 | 11457624 |
| prevalence of occupational allergy due to live fish bait. | larvae of insects and worms, used as live fish bait (lfb), are a common source of allergy in anglers and occupationally exposed workers, but the prevalence and predictors have not yet been investigated. | 2003 | 12680868 |
| use of pcr-rflp for differentiation of calliphorid larvae (diptera, calliphoridae) on human corpses. | blowfly larvae found on human corpses are important for the estimation of the postmortem interval (pmi) and other questions of forensic relevance. some of these species are difficult to differentiate morphologically, therefore a molecular method was elaborated for species identification. specific fragments of the coi and coii region of the mitochondrial dna (mtdna) were amplified followed by digestion with different restriction enzymes. using a 1.3 kb fragment, identification of lucilia sericata ... | 2003 | 12689755 |
| [conformational properties of the callifmrf-amide series neuropeptides]. | conformational properties of five neuropeptides belonging to the callifmrf-amide series with the xaa-pro-yaa-gln-asp-phe-met-arg-phe-nh2 homologous sequences were studied by the method of theoretical conformational analysis. three members of these group (1) (xaa = thr, yaa = gln), (2) (xaa = thr, yaa = ser), and (3) (xaa = yaa = ser) can stimulate the saliva secretion from the separated salivary gland of the calliphora vomitoria fly, whereas two other callifmrf-amides (4) (xaa = lys, yaa = asn) ... | 2003 | 12708313 |
| occupational protein contact dermatitis due to calliphora vomitoria larvae (maggots) bred as fishing bait. | | 2003 | 12755746 |
| the amino acid metabolism of a developing insect cuticle: the larval cuticle and puparium of calliphora vomitora. i. changes in amino acid composition during development. | | 1958 | 13518139 |
| the amino acid metabolism of a developing insect cuticle: the larval cuticle and puparium of calliphora vomitoria. ii. the non-specific hydroxylation of aromatic amino acids and the production of polyphenols by the cuticle. | | 1958 | 13518140 |
| the amino acid metabolism of a developing insect cuticle: the larval cuticle and puparium of calliphora vomitoria. iii. the formation of the puparium. | | 1958 | 13614381 |
| electron spin resonance investigations of allium cepa and calliphora vomitoria. | | 1959 | 13819433 |
| intestinal proteinases in an insect, calliphora vomitoria l. | | 1961 | 13894742 |
| methods used for the killing and preservation of blowfly larvae, and their effect on post-mortem larval length. | a record of the length of the largest larvae collected from a corpse can be used to estimate the age of the oldest larvae present and, therefore, give an estimate of minimum time since death. consequently, factors that affect post-mortem larval length will impact on any estimate of pmi based on it. methods used to kill and preserve larvae are known to affect post-mortem length. this study looks at the effects of different preservatives, and variations in the protocol used for killing larvae by i ... | 2003 | 14642719 |
| initial study of arthropod succession on pig carrion in a central european urban habitat. | we conducted a carrion succession study within a restricted urban backyard in the city of vienna, austria (16 degrees 22'e, 48 degrees 12'n) from may to november 2001 to analyze sequence and composition of the local carrion visiting fauna. two medium sized clothed domestic pig carcasses (sus scrofa linnaeus), were used as surrogate human models. in total, 42 arthropod species from the families calliphoridae, sarcophagidae, sepsidae, piophilidae, muscidae, fanniidae, sphaeroceridae, phoridae, dro ... | 2004 | 15185958 |
| helicostatins: brain-gut peptides of the moth, helicoverpa armigera (lepidoptera: noctuidae). | gene expression and immunolocalisation studies have determined that the helicostatins are brain-gut peptides in larvae of the lepidopteran, helicoverpa armigera. mapping of the distribution of these peptides in the nervous system and alimentary canal has provided evidence for multifunctional regulatory roles. in situ hybridisation studies have shown that the helicostatin precursor gene is expressed in neurones of the central and stomatogastric nervous systems, and endocrine cells of the midgut d ... | 2005 | 15599938 |
| insect fauna visiting carrion in southwest virginia. | successional patterns of insect fauna on pig carcasses were studied in southwest virginia. the objective was to identify and qualitatively assess the major taxa of forensic importance in this region. studies were conducted in spring and summer 2001 and 2002, and fall 2002. over 50 taxa were collected and identified. phormia regina was the dominant fly species in the spring (>90%) and co-dominant with phaenicia coeruleiviridis in the summer. phaenicia sericata, lucilia illustris, and calliphora s ... | 2005 | 15837010 |
| the effects of larval crowding and food type on the size and development of the blowfly, calliphora vomitoria. | the use of entomological evidence in the estimation of the post mortem interval (pmi) often depends on the size and developmental stage of blowfly larvae collected from a corpse. therefore, factors which can have an effect on the larval size and growth rate can have implications for reliable pmi determinations. this study explores the competitive effects of larval overcrowding on calliphora vomitoria reared on three different pig tissues--liver, brain and muscle. the competitive feeding environm ... | 2006 | 16221536 |
| spatial and temporal variability of necrophagous diptera from urban to rural areas. | the spatio-temporal variability of necrophagous fly assemblages in a linear series of habitats from central london to the rural surroundings in the south-west was studied using bottle traps between june 2001 and september 2002. a total of 3,314 individuals in 20 dipteran families were identified from 127 sampling occasions. calliphoridae accounted for 78.6% of all the dipteran specimens, with calliphora vicina robineau-desvoidy, being the most abundant species (2,603 individuals, 46.9%). using c ... | 2005 | 16336303 |
| the effects of calliphora vomitoria tachykinin-i and the fmrfamide-related peptide perisulfakinin on female phormia regina crop contractions, in vitro. | the dipteran crop is an elaborate diverticulation of the foregut that serves as an important food reservoir and feeding regulator. peptidergic innervation has been associated with the crop of the blow fly phormia regina and myotropic neuropeptides have been previously demonstrated to affect crop contraction rates, in vitro. the blow fly peptide, callitachykinin-1 was found to increase the rate of contractions and alter the contractile morphology of the p. regina crop, in vitro. the cockroach pep ... | 2006 | 16445936 |
| the use of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase i gene (coi) to differentiate two uk blowfly species -- calliphora vicina and calliphora vomitoria. | traditionally identification of forensically important insects has been carried out based upon morphological differences between species. however insect evidence found at a crime scene may on occasion be difficult to distinguish by morphological techniques and under these circumstances another method of accurate identification is required. this work utilises a cytochrome oxidase i partial mitochondrial gene region (coi) to distinguish the two of the main uk blowfly species -- calliphora vicina ( ... | 2006 | 16504435 |
| characterization of tachykinin-related peptides from different insect species on drosophila tachykinin receptor-expressing cell line. | drosophila tachykinin receptor, a neurokinin receptor cloned from the fruit fly drosophila melanogaster, is a g-protein-coupled receptor, which upon activation by a peptide agonist induces a transient increase in the concentration of intracellular calcium. the functional assay based on aequorin-derived luminescence triggered by receptor-mediated changes in ca(2+) levels was used to examine and compare the effect of tachykinin-related peptides from different species. among the endogenous drosophi ... | 2006 | 17177889 |
| biodiversity vs. biocontrol: positive and negative effects of alternative prey on control of slugs by carabid beetles. | environment-friendly farming techniques seek to increase invertebrate biodiversity in part with the intention of encouraging greater numbers of predators that will help to control crop pests. however, in theory, this effect may be negated if the availability of a greater abundance and diversity of alternative prey diverts predators away from feeding on pests. the hypothesis that access to alternative prey can lead to reduced pest suppression under semi-field conditions was tested. alternative pr ... | 2006 | 17201982 |
| flight activity of the blowflies, calliphora vomitoria and lucilia sericata, in the dark. | many species of insects are able to fly at night or in very low light intensities. the question of whether calliphorid blowflies are also able to do this to locate a corpse and oviposit nocturnally is of considerable forensic importance. however, to date studies of this behaviour have been contradictory. here, the activity and number of calliphora vomitoria l. and lucilia sericata (meigen) (diptera: calliphoridae) caught on sticky-traps were examined in a slow-speed wind tunnel, at different int ... | 2007 | 17267152 |
| how do plant waxes cause flies to slide? experimental tests of wax-based trapping mechanisms in three pitfall carnivorous plants. | the waxy surfaces of three carnivorous plants, nepenthes ventrata (nepenthaceae), brocchinia reducta and catopsis berteroniana (bromeliaceae), were compared using scanning electron microscopy (sem). their effects on attachment and locomotion of the fly calliphora vomitoria were studied. the waxy surface of n. ventrata is comprised of a heterogeneous layer from which only platelet-shaped crystalloids could be detached by brushing. in the two bromeliads, the crystalloids are thread-shaped and form ... | 2004 | 18089026 |
| an initial study of insect succession and carrion decomposition in various forest habitats of central europe. | at the end of summer and beginning of fall 2005 insect succession and pig carrion decomposition were studied in pine-oak forest, hornbeam-oak forest, and alder forest in western poland (central europe). five stages of decomposition were recognized: fresh stage, bloated stage, active decay stage, advanced decay stage, and remains stage. the highest rate of decomposition was observed in the alder forest and the lowest in the pine-oak forest. a similar composition of carrion entomofauna was found i ... | 2008 | 18715728 |
| extended fmrfamides in dipteran insects: conservative expression in the neuroendocrine system is accompanied by rapid sequence evolution. | extended fmrfamides are found throughout the central nervous system (cns) of insects and exhibit diverse physiological effects on different target organs, such as muscles, intestine, and the nervous system. the genes encoding for extended fmrfamides are known from a number of flies, including drosophila species, and the pest insects lucilia cuprina, calliphora vomitoria, and musca domestica. no data, however, exist about the expression of the numerous paralogs of the latter three species, and st ... | 2009 | 18789334 |
| [differentiation of the stable hyaline cells in response to foreign particles injections into the larvae of blowfly calliphora vomitoria]. | injection of foreign particles (charcoal and human erythrocytes) into the larvae of calliphora vomitoria provokes the complex immune response including their phagocytosis, nodulation and encapsulation by plasmatocytes and thrombocytoids. precursors of thrombocytoids and analogs of drosophila lamellocytes are very frequent during the periods of feeding and crop emptying, but fully disappear in wandering larvae. injection of charcoal or erythrocytes into crop emptying larvae leads also to a dramat ... | 2008 | 18959188 |
| ontogenetic study of three calliphoridae of forensic importance through cuticular hydrocarbon analysis. | the ontogeny of the cuticular hydrocarbons of three dipterans of importance to forensic entomology, calliphora vomitoria (linné), calliphora vicina (robineau-desvoidy) and protophormia terraenovae (robineau-desvoidy) (diptera: calliphoridae), was explored using gas chromatography analysis. the stages examined ranged from eggs to 8-day-old adults. cuticular hydrocarbon profiles revealed that odd linear alkanes dominate in all three species. short-chain carbon compounds in larvae and post-feeding ... | 2008 | 19120957 |
| [an entomological case report during the winter months: estimation of the post-mortem interval considering the influence of cold temperatures on the development of the forensically important blowfly calliphora vomitoria]. | the authors describe a case report with entomological estimation of the post-mortem interval in the winter months. in early december 2007, the body of a suicide was discovered not far from a lake near bonn in north rhine-westphalia four weeks after the man had disappeared from a hospital. the corpse was very well preserved and did not show any signs of advanced putrefaction. the stage of decomposition did not allow a correct estimation of the time since death. infestation of insect larvae of the ... | 2009 | 19432091 |
| protophormia terraenovae. a new allergenic species in amateur fishermen of caceres, spain. | asticot maggot (blowfly, calliphoridae family) is the most important live bait used for angling in our country. prevalence of allergy to live fish bait in occupationally exposed workers has been described. the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of asticot allergy in amateur fishermen and the identification of marketed asticot species in cáceres, spain. | 2009 | 19445862 |
| molecular identification of forensically important blowfly species (diptera: calliphoridae) from germany. | forensic entomology applies knowledge about the behaviour and ecology of insects associated to corpses to homicide investigations. it is possible to calculate a minimum post-mortem interval by determining the age of the oldest blowfly larvae feeding on a corpse. the growth rate of the larvae is highly dependent on temperature and also varies between the different blowfly species infesting a corpse. it is, thus, crucial to correctly identify the species collected from a crime scene. to increase t ... | 2009 | 19862555 |
| [allergy while fishing]. | two 37- and 39-year-old men without any relevant medical history developed allergic rhinoconjunctivitis while fishing. in the differential diagnosis allergy to pollen or fish feed ingredients, or fish or maggot contact allergy were considered. further investigation of the case histories found that both men had been in direct contact with maggots of the calliphora vomitoria fly. the allergic reaction attributed to the maggot exposure was confirmed by a prick-to-prick test with the maggots in both ... | 2009 | 19930735 |
| insect succession and carrion decomposition in selected forests of central europe. part 2: composition and residency patterns of carrion fauna. | the insect fauna of pig carcasses was monitored in different seasons and forests of western poland (central europe). the composition of carrion fauna and selected features of residency in carrion in adults and larvae of particular taxa were analysed. a total of 131 adult and 36 larval necrophilous taxa were collected. only 51 adult species and 24 larval taxa were minimally abundant (>or=10 specimens) at least on one carcass. as for the composition of carrion fauna, there were large differences b ... | 2010 | 20018471 |
| determination of calliphoridae (diptera) fauna and seasonal distribution on carrion in ankara province. | this study was conducted from march 2006 to 2007. the aim of the study was to determine the forensically significant calliphoridae (diptera) species and their seasonal distribution in ankara province at beytepe campus. pig carcasses were killed by a veterinary using pentobarbital sodium with intervals from 2 to 3 weeks to a month. samples were collected from the carcass everyday in the morning, in the afternoon, and at sunset. temperature and parameters of weather, such as cloudy, sunny, rainy, ... | 2010 | 20345774 |
| preliminary studies of the influence of fluctuating temperatures on the development of various forensically relevant flies. | development of larvae of different forensically important flies under constant low, medium and high temperatures as well as under daily fluctuating temperatures in a climatic chamber was investigated and compared. results suggest faster development under fluctuating temperatures for sarcophaga argyrostoma and lucilia illustris but slower development for calliphora vicina and calliphora vomitoria. fluctuating temperatures had a higher impact on larvae in feeding stages than in post-feeding stages ... | 2010 | 20382488 |
| [effect of immunization on the in vivo immunocytes reaction to foreign particles in the larvae of the flesh fly calliphora vomitoria]. | bacterial immunization of calliphora vomitoria larvae induces hemocytic defense reaction in response to abiotic foreign particles injections. this reaction depends on the larval age and, consequently, the immunocytes composition. the juvenile plasmatocytes which are abundantly present in the end feeding and crop emptying larvae are initially very active and their reaction rate does not depend on the immunization. the plasmatocytes i appear after crop emptying. immunization has a positive effect ... | 2010 | 20737902 |
| the ability of the blowflies calliphora vomitoria (linnaeus), calliphora vicina (rob-desvoidy) and lucilia sericata (meigen) (diptera: calliphoridae) and the muscid flies muscina stabulans (fallén) and muscina prolapsa (harris) (diptera: muscidae) to colonise buried remains. | the blowflies calliphora vomitoria (linnaeus), calliphora vicina (rob-desvoidy) and lucilia sericata (meigen) exhibited a limited ability to colonise pig liver baits buried in loose soil. calliphora vomitoria colonised baits buried at 5 cm but no deeper whilst c. vicina and l. sericata colonised remains at 10 cm but not at 20 cm. the baits were colonised by larvae hatching from eggs laid on the surface of the soil. both c. vomitoria and l. sericata were able to develop from eggs through to adult ... | 2010 | 21071161 |
| myoinhibitory peptide (mip) immunoreactivity in the visual system of the blowfly calliphora vomitoria in relation to putative clock neurons and serotonergic neurons. | a few types of peptidergic clock neurons have been identified in the fruitfly drosophila, whereas in blowflies, only pigment-dispersing factor (pdf)-immunoreactive lateral ventral clock neurons (ln(v)s) have been described. in blowflies, but not drosophila, a subset of these pdf-expressing neurons supplies axon branches to a region outside the synaptic layer of the lamina, the most peripheral optic lobe neuropil. in drosophila, similar lamina processes are instead supplied by non-clock neurons ( ... | 2011 | 21660541 |