A study of the physical and chemical properties of the insect cuticle
1940 ◽
Vol 129
(854)
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pp. 1-35
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Keyword(s):
The morphological, physical and chemical changes in th e cuticle during the formation of the puparium in cyclorrhaphous flies are described. The larval cuticle contains about 60% chitin, the puparium about 47%. Almost all the non-chitinous substance is protein. An explanation is given of the hardening of the puparium.
1966 ◽
Vol 24
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pp. 101-110
2016 ◽
Vol 29
(2)
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pp. 266-274
2018 ◽
Vol 3
(2)
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pp. 167-170