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Function of Resilin in Tsetse Fly Feeding Mechanism

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RESILIN is an elastic structural protein which was discovered by Weis-Fogh in the wing-hinges of locusts1. The substance can be identified with certainty only by the use of several tests, by means of which it has been demonstrated in specific areas of cuticle in insects and crustacea2.

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    Present address: Physiology Department, Makerere College, Kampala, Uganda

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RICE, M. Function of Resilin in Tsetse Fly Feeding Mechanism. Nature 228, 1337–1338 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2281337a0

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