Advances in Insect Physiology
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1967
414 pages
978-0-08-057900-9 (ISBN)
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Advances in Insect Physiology
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Advances in Insect Physiology: v. 4
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12/1967
Academic Press
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 4
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume 4
- Chapter 1. The Excitation of Insect Skeletal Muscles
- I. Introduction
- II. The Resting Potential
- III. Neuromuscular Transmission
- IV. The Electrical Excitability of the Muscle Fibre Membrane
- V. The Excitation-contraction Coupling Process
- References
- Chapter 2. The Excretion of Nitrogen in Insects
- I. Introduction
- II. The Formation of Nitrogenous End Products
- III. The Excretion of Nitrogenous End Products
- IV. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3. Lipid Metabolism and Function in Insects
- I. Introduction
- II. Lipid Content
- III. Lipid Utilization
- IV. Lipid Biosynthesis
- V. Hydrocarbons and Waxes
- VI. Isoprenoid Compounds
- VII. Conclusions
- References
- Addenda
- Chapter 4. Chitin Orientation in Cuticle and its Control
- I. Introduction
- II. Orientation and the Mechanical Properties of Cuticular Macromolecules
- III. Types of Chitin Architecture
- IV. Orientation Control
- V. Orientation Mechanisms
- VI. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5. The Biochemistry of Sugars and Polysaccharides in Insects
- I. Introduction
- II. The Occurrence of Sugars in Insects
- III. Intestinal Absorption and the Physiology of Hemolymph Sugar Levels
- IV. Biosynthesis and Utilization of Sugars
- V. Glycogen
- VI. Hormonal Effects on Carbohydrate Metabolism
- VII. Glycoproteins and Chitin
- VIII. Glycerol and Sorbitol
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
