Manduca sexta fat body during the larval-pupal transformation: A structural and biochemical study.

The insect fat body is an organ that plays major roles in metabolism, storage and transport of nutrients. Of particular importance to the insect are changes that occur during the larval-pupal transformation as the insect switches from ingesting and storing nutrients to utilizing stored nutrients. Be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Willott, Elizabeth.
Other Authors: Wells, M. A.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 1989
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184688