The Physiology of Insecta V5

The Physiology of Insecta, Second Edition, Volume V, is part of a multivolume treatise that brings together the known facts, the controversial material, and the many unresolved and unsettled problems of insect physiology. It features chapters written by the outstanding workers in each of a wide range of insect function areas. It is designed to meet a manifest need, which has arisen from the phenomenal increase in research activity on insects, for an authoritative, comprehensive reference work in insect physiology.
The book begins with a discussion of insect nutrition. This is followed by separate chapters on the physiology of digestion and absorption; the factors affecting insect heart rates; the electrical properties of the insect heart; and the hemocytes of insects. Subsequent chapters cover the physiological role and the adaptive significance of the main biochemical constituents of insect hemolymph; salt and water balance in insects; defense reactions in insects; and microsomal mixed-function oxidases.

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List of Contributors
Preface
Preface to First Edition
Contents of Other Volumes
The Insect and the Internal Environment. Homeostasis. II
Chapter 1. Nutrition
I. Introduction
II. Nutrition
III. Utilization of Food
IV. Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter 2. Digestion
I. Introduction
II. Alimentary Canal
III. Physiology of Digestion and Absorption
References
Chapter 3. Factors Affecting Heart Rates in Insects
I. Factors Affecting Rates in Intact Insects
II. Factors Affecting Semi-isolated Hearts
III. Partially or Totally Isolated Hearts
IV. Summary and Conclusions
References
Chapter 4. Electrophysiology of the Insect Heart
I. Introduction
II. Methods of Recording Insect Cardiac Activity
III. Insect Cardiac Nervous System
IV. Bioelectrogenesis
V. Insect Cardiac Pharmacology
VI. Future Studies
References
Chapter 5. The Hemocytes of Insects
I. Introduction
II. Origin and Multiplication of Hemocytes
III. Classification of Hemocytes
IV. Ultrastructure of Hemocytes
V. Motility of Hemocytes
VI. Culture of Hemocytes in Vitro
VII. Hemograms
VIII. Hemocyte Functions
IX. Hemocyte Activities
References
Chapter 6. Hemolymph: Composition
I. Introduction
II. Hemolymph Volume
III. Osmotic Pressure
IV. Osmolar Effectors
V. Inorganic Cations
VI. Inorganic Anions and Ion Balance
VII. Organic Acids
VIII. Organic Phosphates
IX. Carbohydrates and Related Substances
X. Hydrocarbons
XI. Lipids
XII. Nitrogenous Constituents
XIII. Free Amino Acids
XIV. Proteins
XV. Pigments
XVI. Conclusion
References
Chapter 7. Hemolymph Coagulation
I. Introduction
II. Systems of Hemolymph Coagulation in Insects
III. The Hemocytes Involved in Hemolymph Coagulation (Coagulocytes)
IV. The Coagulable Proteins of the Plasma
V. Reactions of Insect Hemolymph to Anticoagulants and to X-Rays
VI. Hemostasis
VII. Hemolymph Coagulation and Taxonomy
VIII. Conclusions
References
Chapter 8. Salt and Water Balance; Excretion
I. Introduction
II. Osmotic and Ionic Regulation
III. The Excretory System
IV. The Role of the Excretory System in Salt and Water Balance
V. Additional Regulatory Mechanisms
VI. Water Balance
VII. Summary of the Overall Regulation of Salts and Water
VIII. The Regulation of Local Tissue Environments and the Ionic Composition of Tissues
IX. Nitrogenous Excretion
References
Chapter 9. Insects Defense Mechanisms against Microorganisms and Parasitoids
I. Introduction
II. Cellular Defense Reactions
III. Humoral Factors in Insect Defense Reactions
IV. Conclusions
V. Appendix
References
Chapter 10. Microsomal Mixed-Function Oxidases
I. Introduction
II. Methods of Obtaining Microsomes
III. Morphological and Biochemical Characteristics of Insect Microsomes
IV. Mixed-Function Oxidase Reactions
V. Electron Transport in Insect Microsomes
VI. Mixed-Function Oxidase Inhibitors
VII. Induction of Mixed-Function Oxidases
VIII. Regulation of Microsomal Mixed-Function Oxidase Activity
IX. Genetics of Mixed-Function Oxidases
X. Resistance and the Components of the Electron-Transport System
XI. Concluding Remarks
References
Author Index
Subject Index