Sentences with phrase «insect midgut»
Insect midgut - dwelling bacteria generate reactive oxygen species that inhibit malaria parasite development.
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In the fruit fly, the gene is active in fat bodies — which function as the liver in insects — as well as the midgut, antennae, and cells called oenocytes, which appear to store glycogen.
When herbivorous insects ingest these glycosylated toxins while feeding on plants, sugar - cleaving gut enzymes called glycosidases cleave these sugars from the defensive substances and the toxins are released in the midgut.
The external cuticle on the ventral surface is analogous to the peritrophic membrane (found in the midgut of other insects) in adult females (Kathirithamby 2000).