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Animal Structures > Malpighian Tubules

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Malpighian Tubules  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Slender tubular or hairlike excretory structures found in insects. They emerge from the alimentary canal between the mesenteron (midgut) and the proctodeum (hindgut).

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Entry terms

  • Malpighian Tubule

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-N45MJ0MN-D

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