Peritrophic Membranes /

Peritrophic membranes are secretion products of the midgut. For long they have been related only to insects, but they occur widely in the animal kingdom. They effect a part of the gut lumen and function not only as a mechanical protection barrier, but also as an ultrafilter, a barrier to parasites,...

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Main Author:	Peters, Werner
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1992.
Series:	Zoophysiology ; 30.
Subjects:	Life sciences. Microbiology. Biochemistry. Ecology. Zoology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book