Contraction of the Ventral Abdomen Potentiates Extracardiac Retrograde Hemolymph Propulsion in the Mosquito Hemocoel

Jonathan W. Andereck; Jonas G. King; Julián F. Hillyer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012943

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Contraction of the Ventral Abdomen Potentiates Extracardiac Retrograde Hemolymph Propulsion in the Mosquito Hemocoel

Jonathan W. Andereck,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Jonas G. King,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Julián F. Hillyer

* E-mail: julian.hillyer@vanderbilt.edu

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Contraction of the Ventral Abdomen Potentiates Extracardiac Retrograde Hemolymph Propulsion in the Mosquito Hemocoel

Jonathan W. Andereck,
Jonas G. King,
Julián F. Hillyer

Published: September 23, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012943

About the Authors

Jonathan W. Andereck

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Jonas G. King

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Julián F. Hillyer

* E-mail: julian.hillyer@vanderbilt.edu

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JWA JGK JFH. Performed the experiments: JWA JGK JFH. Analyzed the data: JWA JFH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JFH. Wrote the paper: JWA JFH.

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