Integument, Respiration and Circulation

✍ Scribed by G. A. Kerkut (Eds.)

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Year: 1985
• Leaves: 631
• Edition: 0
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume is primarily devoted to the analysis of the integument (epidermis, cuticle), the fat body, the connective tissues, the circulatory and respiratory systems. It discusses the organization and functioning of the insect systems implicated in growth, intermediary metabolism, homeostasis and defence mechanisms. Much of the volume is devoted to anatomical and structural developments, which appear as introductions to corresponding biochemical and physiological aspects. Many diagrams, drawings and photographs accompany the text throughout. Altogether, this volume presents a clear and up-to-date account of the most recent and important discoveries in the fields and shows the extent of progress which is expected in the near future

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Foreword, Pages vii-viii, G.A. KERKUT, L.I. GILBERT
Preface to Volume 3, Page ix, T.A. MILLER
Contributors to Volume 3, Pages xi-xii
Contents of All Volumes, Pages xiii-xvi
1 - Structure of the Integument, Pages 1-58, H.R. HEPBURN
2 - Sclerotization and Tanning of the Cuticle, Pages 59-74, SVEND OLAV ANDERSEN
3 - Chitin Metabolism in Insects, Pages 75-115, KARL J. KRAMER, CAROL DZIADIK-TURNER, DAIZO KOGA
4 - Cuticular Lipids, Pages 117-154, GARY J. BLOMQUIST, JACK W. DILLWITH
5 - Structure of the Fat Body, Pages 155-210, R.L. DEAN, MICHAEL LOCKE, J.V. COLLINS
6 - Physiology and Biochemistry of the Fat Body, Pages 211-248, LARRY L. KEELEY
7 - Connective Tissues, Pages 249-287, DOREEN E. ASHHURST
8 - Structure and Physiology of the Circulatory System, Pages 289-353, T.A. MILLER
9 - Chemistry and Physiology of the Hemolymph, Pages 355-400, D.E. MULLINS
10 - Cellular Elements in the Hemolymph, Pages 401-451, A.P. GUPTA
11 - Insect Immunity, Pages 453-485, PETER GÖTZ, HANS G. BOMAN
12 - Nephrocytes and Pericardial Cells, Pages 487-515, A.C. CROSSLEY
13 - Structure and Physiology of the Respiratory System, Pages 517-524,524A,524B,525-593, PETER J. MILL
Species Index, Pages 595-598
Author Index, Pages 599-614
Subject Index, Pages 615-625