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

Comparative 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 subc...

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Main Author: Guerra, Antonio Alvarez
Other Authors: Entomology
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40276
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11012008-063655/