Sentence examples for insect tracheal from inspiring English sources

The insect tracheal system has inherent limitations.

The insect tracheal system is a continuous tubular network that ramifies into progressively thinner branches to provide air directly to every organ and tissue throughout the body.

The insect tracheal system is a unique respiratory system, designed for maximum oxygen delivery at high metabolic demands, e.g. during activity and at high ambient temperatures.

Collectively, these data uncover previously unrecognized nutritional plasticity of the insect tracheal system, shaped by both previous and current nutritional states.

We monitored CO2 emission (an index of mitochondrial activity) and water vapor output (an index of neuromuscular control of the spiracles, which are valves between the outside air and the insect's tracheal system) during entry into, and recovery from, rapid-onset anoxia exposure with durations ranging from 7.5 to 120 minutes.

Recent advances in synchrotron x-ray phase-contrast imaging have significantly improved the ability to observe internal processes in insects, including respiratory tracheal compression and internal fluid dynamics of digestion and circulation [17], [18].

Air-breathing insects have open tracheal systems and must establish contact between their spiracles and the atmosphere to respire and must therefore either remain at or come to the surface periodically.

The carbon dioxide produced by the insect diffuses through the tracheal system into the bubble and thence into the water.

The 3D images revealed the fine structure of the pupa anatomy as the insects matured, including the tracheal airways, the antennae and the midgut.

Our results from the Tribolium model insect indicate that MMPs regulate tracheal and gut development during beetle embryogenesis, pupal morphogenesis, and innate immune defense reactions thereby revealing the evolutionarily conserved roles of MMPs.

b The tracheal morphology of insects.