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The insects: Structure and function R. F. Chapman
Publisher: CUP

Miniaturization of nervous systems and neurons. Hypoxia and the Circulation 618:221-228. (From The Insects: Structure and Function, By Reginald Frederick Chapman). This week Trish gave an enlightening presentation about the hindgut, its function and the importance and variability of the Malpighian tubules. It's comprised of four main substructures which are all interconnected. Structural and ultrastructural analysis of the internal tissues of virus-infected S. Effects of insect body size on tracheal structure and function. Merzendorfer H, Zimoch L: Chitin metabolism in insects: structure, function and regulation of chitin synthases and chitinases. We prepared recombinant samples of AaegOBP1 by using an expression system that allows proper formation of disulfide bridges and generates functional OBPs, which are indistinguishable from native OBPs. We crystallized Prior to unveiling three-dimensional structures of insect OBPs, we observed that the PBP from the silkworm moth, BmorPBP-1 [6], undergoes a pH-dependent conformational change [7] implicated in loss of binding affinity at low pH [7], [8], [9]. The central complex is a prominent structure located in the midline of the insect brain.