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The peritrophic matrix

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Biology of the Insect Midgut

Abstract

Two historical motivations for the study of insects involves their competition with human beings for the same food supply and their influence on human health. The insect midgut has pivotal roles in both of these aspects of the relationship between humans and insects (see also Chapters 6–8 and 16). In particular, the functions of the peritrophic matrix (PM) which lines the gut of most insects, is intimately associated with the digestive process in insects and the cycle of invasion and transmission of many insect-borne pathogens. Despite its central importance in these events, there is relatively little known of the detailed molecular structure and functions of the PM. In part, this deficiency is caused by the wide variety of insect PM structures and the multiple functions of this matrix. Because of this variety, it is impractical to comprehensively describe all PM structures. Rather, examples will be cited which illustrate general aspects of the PM structure, recent advances in the understanding of its molecular structure and unifying concepts relating to the functions of this matrix.

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Tellam, R.L. (1996). The peritrophic matrix. In: Lehane, M.J., Billingsley, P.F. (eds) Biology of the Insect Midgut. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1519-0_4

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  • Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht

  • Print ISBN: 978-94-010-7179-6

  • Online ISBN: 978-94-009-1519-0

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