Investigation of Tribolium castaneum resilin, a rubber-like insect cuticular protein
Master of Science === Department of Biochemistry === Michael R. Kanost === Resilin is a rubber-like cuticular protein found in many insect species. Resilin is important for jumping and flying of those insects due to the properties of high elasticity and efficient energy storage. Some recombinant pro...
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Kansas State University
2013
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/16287 |