Diuretic hormone
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Description
Diuretic hormone (DH) (Diuretic peptide) (DP).
Source Organism
Zootermopsis nevadensis (Dampwood termite).
Taxomomy
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota;Neoptera; Orthopteroidea; Dictyoptera; Isoptera; Termopsidae;Zootermopsis.
Subcellular Localization
Secreted protein.
Developmental Stage
Similarity
Belongs to the sauvagine/corticotropin-releasing factor/urotensin I family.
Post translational Modification
Function
Regulation of fluid secretion. Stimulates primary urine secretion by Malpighian tubules and causes a dose-dependent stimulation of cAMP levels in the tubules
