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Metabolic Biochemistry of Insect Flight

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An overview of the biochemistry of insect flight muscle will be presented incorporating information on the intermediary metabolism of fuels, enzyme regulation, mitochondrial function and neuronal and hormonal control of metabolism

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  1. Institute of Biochemistry and Department of Biology, Carleton University, K1S 5B6, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    K. B. Storey

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  1. Laboratory of Animal Physiology, University of Liège, 22, Quai Van Beneden, B-4020, Liège, Belgium

    Raymond Gilles

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Storey, K.B. (1985). Metabolic Biochemistry of Insect Flight. In: Gilles, R. (eds) Circulation, Respiration, and Metabolism. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70610-3_14

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