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Insecta |
Members of the phylum ARTHROPODA composed or organisms characterized by division into three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. They are the dominant group of animals on earth with several hundred thousand different kinds. Three orders, HEMIPTERA; DIPTERA; and SIPHONAPTERA; are of medical interest in that they cause disease in humans and animals. (From Borror et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p1). |
Insects,Insect |
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Larva |
Wormlike or grublike stage, following the egg in the life cycle of insects, worms, and other metamorphosing animals. |
Maggots,Tadpoles,Larvae,Maggot,Tadpole |
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| D007930 |
Leucine |
An essential branched-chain amino acid important for hemoglobin formation. |
L-Leucine,Leucine, L-Isomer,L-Isomer Leucine,Leucine, L Isomer |
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| D008027 |
Light |
That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared range. |
Light, Visible,Photoradiation,Radiation, Visible,Visible Radiation,Photoradiations,Radiations, Visible,Visible Light,Visible Radiations |
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| D008675 |
Metamorphosis, Biological |
Profound physical changes during maturation of living organisms from the immature forms to the adult forms, such as from TADPOLES to frogs; caterpillars to BUTTERFLIES. |
Biological Metamorphosis,Biological Metamorphoses,Metamorphoses, Biological |
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| D008854 |
Microscopy, Electron |
Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. |
Electron Microscopy |
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| D009490 |
Neurosecretory Systems |
A system of NEURONS that has the specialized function to produce and secrete HORMONES, and that constitutes, in whole or in part, an ENDOCRINE SYSTEM or organ. |
Neuroendocrine System,Neuroendocrine Systems,Neurosecretory System,System, Neuroendocrine,System, Neurosecretory,Systems, Neuroendocrine,Systems, Neurosecretory |
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Cholesterol |
The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. |
Epicholesterol |
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| D004440 |
Ecdysone |
A steroid hormone that regulates the processes of MOLTING or ecdysis in insects. |
Molting Hormone |
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Hematopoietic System |
The blood-making organs and tissues, principally the bone marrow and lymph nodes. |
Hematopoietic Systems,System, Hematopoietic |
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