Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Around the food, as the peritrophic membrane of an insect's alimentary canal.
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Examples
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So they wrap it up, and some parasites cannot get out of this layer that we call peritrophic matrix, or peritrophic sac.
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So they wrap it up, and some parasites cannot get out of this layer that we call peritrophic matrix, or peritrophic sac.
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So they wrap it up, and some parasites cannot get out of this layer that we call peritrophic matrix, or peritrophic sac.
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So they wrap it up, and some parasites cannot get out of this layer that we call peritrophic matrix, or peritrophic sac.
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So they wrap it up, and some parasites cannot get out of this layer that we call peritrophic matrix, or peritrophic sac.
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The research also showed that Hessian fly midguts are lacking a peritrophic membrane, a common insect feature that protects the microvilli from toxic substances.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Because CHSA is responsible for chitin synthesis in the cuticle and trachea and CHSB mainly for chitin synthesis in the peritrophic matrix in the gut
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jie Chen et al. 2010
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Mueller CR, Fuchs JF, Wessely V, Lan Q, et al. (2006) Regulatory mechanisms of chitin biosynthesis and roles of chitin in peritrophic matrix formation in the midgut of adult
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jie Chen et al. 2010
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The research also showed that Hessian fly midguts are lacking a peritrophic membrane, a common insect feature that protects the microvilli from toxic substances.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The research also showed that Hessian fly midguts are lacking a peritrophic membrane, a common insect feature that protects the microvilli from toxic substances.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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