Biology of the Insect Midgut

TLDR: This work focuses on the structure and ultrastructure of the insect midgut, which is concerned with its role in digestion and transport, and its role as a target for control strategies in insects and other organisms.

Abstract: List of contributors. Preface. Part One: Structural biology of the midgut. 1. Structure and ultrastructure of the insect midgut P.F. Billingsley, M.J. Lehane. 2. Midgut development K.M. Baldwin, et al. 3. Midgut endocrine cells F. Sehnal, D. Zitnan. 4. The peritrophic matrix R.L. Tellam. 5. Structural macromolecules of the cell membranes and the extracellular matrices of the insect midgut N.J. Lane, et al. Part Two: Digestion and transport. 6. Digestive enzymes W.R. Terra, et al. 7. Mechanisms controlling the synthesis and secretion of digestive enzymes in insects M.J. Lehane, et al. 8. Compartmentalization of digestion W.R. Terra, et al. 9. Ion transport in Lepidoptera U. Klein, et al. 10. Amino acid absorption V.F. Sacchi, M.G. Wolfersberger. 11. Lipid and sugar absorption S. Turunen, K. Crailsheim. Part Three: The midgut as a target for control strategies. 12. Immune intervention against blood-feeding insects P. Willadsen, P.F. Billingsley. 13. Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxins: action on the insect midgut P.V. Pietrantonio, S.S. Gill. 14. Antinutritive plant defence mechanisms G.W. Felton, J.A. Gatehouse. Part Four: The midgut as an environment for other organisms. 15. Microbialsymbioses in the midgut of insects A.E. Douglas, C.B. Beard. 16. Insect-transmitted pathogens in the insect midgut D.C. Kaslow, S. Welburn. Index.