Functional genomics and dynamic assembly of cuticular proteins analogous to peritrophins and Knickkopf into the procuticle of Tribolium castaneum
Master of Science === Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Interdepartmental Program === Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan === The exoskeleton of insects, the cuticle, functions as a support structure and a physical barrier that protects insects from mechanical damage and dehydration. The exoskeleton is ma...
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Kansas State University
2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/27650 |