Antidiuretic factor B
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[edit] Description
Antidiuretic factor B (ADFb).
[edit] Source Organism
Tenebrio molitor (Yellow mealworm).
[edit] Taxomomy
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;Neoptera; Endopterygota; Coleoptera; Polyphaga; Cucujiformia;Tenebrionidae; Tenebrio.
[edit] Subcellular Localization
Secreted.
[edit] Developmental Stage
[edit] Similarity
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[edit] Function
Inhibitor of fluid secretion by Malpighian tubules. Uses cGMP as second messenger. May function as an antidiuretic hormone