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Academic & Professional Books  Insects & other Invertebrates  Insects  Insects: General

The Biology of the Insect Midgut

Edited By: MJ Lehane and PB Billingsley
486 pages, Figs, tabs
Publisher: Chapman & Hall
The Biology of the Insect Midgut
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  • The Biology of the Insect Midgut ISBN: 9780412616709 Hardback Oct 1996 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 2-3 weeks
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About this book

Advanced text for postgraduate students and researchers in entomology covering the important primary site for digestion and parasite development.

Contents

Structure and ultrastructure of the insect midgut. Midgut development. Midgut endocrine cells. The peritrophic membrane. Structural molecules in the insect midgut. Digestive enzyme control. Compartmentalization of digestion. Ion transport and fluid regulation in lepidoptera. Amino acid absorption in insect midgut. Absorption: lipids and sugars. Guts as an immunological target. Bacillus thuringiensis. Antinutritive plant defence mechanisms. Symbionts in the midgut. Insect transmitted pathogens in the insect midgut.

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Edited By: MJ Lehane and PB Billingsley
486 pages, Figs, tabs
Publisher: Chapman & Hall
Media reviews
'This book provides an in-depth review of the physiology of the insect midgut. The volume is timely as there has recently been an upsurge in interest in insect digestive physiology.' Zoologie
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