A comparative study of the structure and biochemical activity of flight muscles from several insect species

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dc.contributor.authorGuerra, Antonio Alvarezen
dc.contributor.committeechairCochran, Donald G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGrayson, James McD.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBishop, J. Russellen
dc.contributor.departmentEntomologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:22:41Zen
dc.date.adate2008-11-01en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:22:41Zen
dc.date.issued1965-02-05en
dc.date.rdate2008-11-01en
dc.date.sdate2008-11-01en
dc.description.abstractComparative histological and biochemical studies were conducted with the flight muscles and mitochondria of several insect species to determine any correlation which exists between muscle structure and the metabolic activity of their mitochondria. Light microscopic examinations were used in the subcellular observations of these muscles. These included direct observations of freshly isolated material (wet mounts), as well as permanent preparations of transverse sections of some muscle fibers. Histological results were presented in a table which includes the muscle type, as well as the fiber, fibril, and mitochondria sizes of several insect species. The presence and abundance of mitochondria and their arrangement in straight rows between the fibrils, was shown to be common in the flight muscles of all insects investigated (except in the female cockroach, Periplaneta americana). In support of these results, a series of microphotographs showing a comparison of the features studied is presented.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extent116 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
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dc.identifier.otheretd-11012008-063655en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11012008-063655/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40276en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1965.G837.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 20317287en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1965.G837en
dc.subject.lcshCockroaches -- Flighten
dc.subject.lcshInsects -- Flighten
dc.titleA comparative study of the structure and biochemical activity of flight muscles from several insect speciesen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEntomologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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