Amorphous calcium phosphate in the pupal cuticle of Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae): A new discovery for reconsidering the mineralization of the insect cuticle
Abstract
Amorphous calcium phosphate was found in the pupal cuticle of Bactrocera dorsalis. This amorphous calcium phosphate has a composition similar to that of CaHPO4·2H2O. The mineralization of ACP is upregulated when the tanning progress is restrained.
- Publication:
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Journal of Insect Physiology
- Pub Date:
- November 2019
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2019.103964
- Bibcode:
- 2019JInsP.11903964R
- Keywords:
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- Insect;
- Mineralization;
- Amorphous calcium phosphate;
- Cuticle;
- Pancrustacea