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Target Receptors in the Control of Insect Pests: Part I

  • 1 Edición, Volumen 44 - 2 de diciembre de 2012
  • Última edición
  • Editor: Ephraim Cohen
  • Idioma: Inglés

The latest volume in this series contains articles on insect growth disruptors. The papers in this special issue give rise to key themes for the… Leer más

Descripción

The latest volume in this series contains articles on insect growth disruptors. The papers in this special issue give rise to key themes for the future.

Puntos claves

  • Contributions from the leading researchers in entomology
  • Discusses arachnid physiology and behaviour
  • Includes in-depth reviews with valuable information for a variety of entomology disciplines

De interès para

Insect and other physiologists and neuroscientists; zoologists

Índice

  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • Chapter One. Water Homeostasis and Osmoregulation as Targets in the Control of Insect Pests
    • List of abbreviations
    • 1 Introduction
    • 2 Morphological Aspects of Water Balance
    • 3 Physiological Aspects of Ion and Water Balance
    • 4 Coping with Extreme Environmental Conditions
    • 5 Aquaporins and Osmoregulation
    • 6 Regulation of Water Homeostasis
    • 7 Target Sites for Interference
    • 8 Concluding notes
    • References
  • Chapter Two. Chemical Biology of the Nicotinic Insecticide Receptor
    • Abbreviations
    • 1 Introduction
    • 2 Nicotinic Insecticides
    • 3 Structures of nAChR and Acetylcholine-Binding Protein
    • 4 Defining Nicotinic Insecticide Binding Surfaces
    • 5 Multiple Binding Conformations Conferring Selective Receptor Interaction
    • 6 Resistance in Pests
    • 7 Receptor Structure-Guided Insecticide Design
    • 8 Conclusions
    • References
  • Chapter Three. Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors as Spinosyn Targets for Insect Pest Management
    • Abbreviations
    • 1 Introduction
    • 2 Discovery of nAChRs
    • 3 Insect nAChRs
    • 4 Discovery of Natural Insecticidal Spinosyns
    • 5 Identification of Spinosyn Target
    • 6 Spinosyn–Receptor Interaction
    • 7 Next-Generation Spinosyn-Based Insecticides
    • 8 Resistance to the Spinosyns and Resistance Management
    • 9 Conclusion
    • References
    • Further-reading
  • Chapter Four. γ-Aminobutyrate- and Glutamate-gated Chloride Channels as Targets of Insecticides
    • Abbreviations
    • 1 Introduction
    • 2 GABA and Glutamate
    • 3 GABA Receptors
    • 4 Tissue Distributions of Insect GABA Receptors
    • 5 Neurophysiology of RDL GABA Receptors
    • 6 Receptor Ligands of GABACls and GluCls
    • 7 Molecular Basis of Native Insect GABA Receptors
    • 8 Inhibitory Glutamate Receptors (GLuCLs)
    • 9 Mechanism of NCA Actions
    • 10 Target-Site Insensitivity Underlying Resistance to NCA Insecticides
    • 11 Summary and Future Perspectives
    • References
  • Chapter Five. Calcium Channels as Molecular Target Sites of Novel Insecticides
    • Abbreviations
    • 1 Introduction
    • 2 Calcium Pumps and Transporters
    • 3 Calcium Channels
    • 4 Concluding Remarks
    • References
  • Index

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Volumen: 44
  • Publicado: 2 de diciembre de 2012
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el editor

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Ephraim Cohen

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel

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