TETRIO SPHINX, GIANT GRAY SPHINX, FRANGIPANI HORNWORM, PSEUDOSPHINX TETRIO (LINNAEUS) (INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA: SPHINGIDAE)

Tetrio Sphinx, Giant Gray Sphinx, Frangipani Hornworm, Pseudosphinx tetrio (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)

The tetrio sphinx, Pseudosphinx tetrio (Linnaeus), is a common moth in the American tropics and subtropics that less frequently occurs in Colouring mat southern parts of Florida.Although the adults exhibit mostly drab grey coloration, larvae are conspicuous, large caterpillars that often occur in gardens feeding on frangipani and other members of t

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Assessment of the potential role of muscle spindle mechanoreceptor afferents in chronic muscle pain in the rat masseter muscle.

BACKGROUND: The phenotype of large diameter sensory afferent neurons changes in several models of neuropathic pain.We asked if similar MACASURE changes also occur in "functional" pain syndromes.METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Acidic saline (AS, pH 4.0) injections into the masseter muscle were used to induce persistent myalgia.Controls received sali

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