Advances in Insect Physiology
Academic Press
Published on 23. August 2011
511 pages
978-0-08-057897-2 (ISBN)
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Advances in Insect Physiology
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 1
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume 1
- Preface
- Chapter 1. The Physiological Significance of Acetylcholine in Insects and Observations upon other Pharmacologically Active Substances
- I. Introduction
- II. Characteristics of the Acetylcholine or Cholinergic System in Insects
- III. Choline Acetylase and Acetylcholinesterase
- IV. Acetylcholine in Physiological Systems of Insects
- V. Non-neural function of acetylcholine
- VI. The Intracellular Form of Acetylcholine in Insects
- VII. Other Pharmacologically Active Substances in Insects
- Conclusions
- References
- Appendix
- Chapter 2. Feeding Behaviour and Nutrition in Grasshoppers and Locusts
- I. Food and Feeding
- II. Nutrition
- III. Summary Remarks
- References
- Chapter 3. The Biochemistry of the Insect Fat Body
- I. Introduction
- II. Nature of the Fat Body
- III. Carbohydrates and their Metabolism
- IV. Metabolism of Carbohydrates
- V. Tissue Respiration
- VI. Lipids and the Fat Body
- VII. Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism
- VIII. Purines and Pteridines
- IX. Pigments in the Fat Body
- X. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. The Properties of Insect Axons
- I. Introduction
- II. Structure and Organization of the Nervous System
- III. Membrane Potential and Electrical Excitability
- IV. Ionic Composition of Hemolymph and Nerve Activity
- V. Ionic Fluxes and Metabolism
- VI. Effect of Insecticides on Nerve Activity
- Acknowledgement
- References
- Chapter 5. The Chitin/Protein Complexes of Insect Cuticles
- I. Introduction
- II. The Structure of Chitin
- III. The Chemistry of the Proteins Associated with Chitin
- IV. X-Ray studies on Chitin/Protein Complexes
- V. Optical Studies
- VI. Electron Microscopy
- VII. Summary
- References
- Chapter 6. Osmotic and Ionic Regulation in Insects
- I. Introduction
- II. The Characterization of Active Transport Systems
- III. Osmotic and Ionic Regulation in Aquatic Insects
- IV. The Mechanisms of Osmoregulation in Aquatic Insects
- V. Ionic and Osmotic Regulation in Terrestrial Insects
- VI. Regulation of the Ionic Composition of the Tissues
- VII. The Overall Regulation of Salt and Water Balance in Insects
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 7. Functional Aspects of the Organization of the Insect Nervous System
- I. Introduction
- II. The Nerve Sheath
- III. Glial Cells
- IV. The Neurone
- V. The Neuropile
- VI. The Extracellular System
- VII. The Neuromuscular Junction
- VIII. Conclusion
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
