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The physiology of insecta. Volume 5 /
The Physiology of Insecta V5.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Academic Press,
1974.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Physiology of Insecta; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION; CONTENTS OF OTHER VOLUMES; The Insect and the Internal Environment: Homeostasis. II; Chapter 1. NUTRITION; I. Introduction; II. Nutrition; III. Utilization of Food; IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2. DIGESTION; I. Introduction; II. Alimentary Canal; III. Physiology of Digestion and Absorption; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. FACTORS AFFECTING HEART RATES IN INSECTS; I. Factors Affecting Rates in Intact Insects
- II. Factors Affecting Semi-isolated HeartsIII. Partially or Totally Isolated Hearts; IV. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter 4. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY OF THE INSECT HEART; I. Introduction; II. Methods of Recording Insect Cardiac Activity; III. Insect Cardiac Nervous System; IV. Bioelectrogenesis; V. Insect Cardiac Pharmacology; VI. Future Studies; References; Chapter 5. THE HEMOCYTES OF INSECTS; I. Introduction; II. Origin and Multiplication of Hemocytes; III. Classification of Hemocytes; IV. Ultrastructure of Hemocytes; V. Motility of Hemocytes
- VI. Culture of Hemocytes in VitroVII. Hemograms; VIII. Hemocyte Functions; IX. Hemocyte Activities; References; Chapter 6. HEMOLYMPH: COMPOSITION; I. Introduction; II. Hemolymph Volume; III. Osmotic Pressure; IV. Osmolar Effectors; V. Inorganic Cations; VI. Inorganic Anions and Ion Balance; VII. Organic Acids; VIII. Organic Phosphates; IX. Carbohydrates and Related Substances; X. Hydrocarbons; XI. Lipids; XII. Nitrogenous Constituents; XIII. Free Amino Acids; XIV. Proteins; XV. Pigments; XVI. Conclusion; References; Chapter 7. HEMOLYMPH COAGULATION; I. Introduction
- II. Systems of Hemolymph Coagulation in InsectsIII. The Hemocytes Involved in Hemolymph Coagulation (Coagulocytes); IV. The Coagulable Proteins of the Plasma; V. Reactions of Insect Hemolymph to Anticoagulants and to X Rays; VI. Hemostasis; VII. Hemolymph Coagulation and Taxonomy; VIII. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 8. SALT AND WATER BALANCE; EXCRETION; I. Introduction; II. Osmotic and Ionic Regulation; III. The Excretory System; IV. The Role of the Excretory System in Salt and Water Balance; V. Additional Regulatory Mechanisms; VI. Water Balance
- VII. Summary of the Overall Regulation of Salts and WaterVIII. The Regulation of Local Tissue Environments and the Ionic Composition of Tissues; IX. Nitrogenous Excretion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 9. INSECT DEFENSE MECHANISMS AGAINST MICROORGANISMS AND PARASITOIDS; I. Introduction; II. Cellular Defense Reactions; III. Humoral Factors in Insect Defense Reactions; IV. Conclusions; V. Appendix; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 10. MICROSOMAL MIXED-FUNCTION OXIDASES; I. Introduction; II. Methods of Obtaining Microsomes