… the study of the midgut, particularly with reference to ion and water transport. However, the
midgut does not function in isolation, and so the attempt is to fit the role of the midgut into the …

… form the insect midgut epithelium, focusing attention on their morphological and functional
features. … of the cells make the midgut a key player in insect development and homeostasis. …

… in insects. Cell fractionation with proteomics revealed the molecular composition of the
insect midgut … the mucus layer in insect midguts, but actually has new functions, in addition to …

… The apparent structure of absorptive epithelial cells is often difficult to distinguish from that
of digestive cells even where midgut function seems to be clearly regionalized (Chapter 8). In …

… ceca are involved in digestion and water and nutrient absorption, whereas midgut ceca …
in other functions (details below). In some insects, usually blood-feeders, the anterior midgut is …

… time that somebody'drew together all the various avenues of research into the insect midgut.
Biology of the Insect Midgut is the end result. We have taken the unusual step of inviting co-…

… The description in molecular detail of the plasma membrane role in the functioning of oxyntic
and interstitial cells from the midgut of higher Diptera should illustrate a marvelous case of …

… molt was disrupted and the insects died at the pharate pupal … for maintaining the PM's barrier
function in insects. It seems that … to increase the efficiency of pesticides targeting the midgut. …

… of midgut cell apices of different hemipteran insects in longitudinal sections. A, anterior midgut
of … midgut of the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus (Cimicomorpha: Reduviidae); C, posterior …

… , the protection of midgut cells from mechanical damage, and … compounds from reaching the
midgut and body of the insect. … the barrier function of the midgut is thought to be quite small. …