Pino, V. Beatriz (Date of defense: 2022-07-15)
In the Drosophila larva, most of the juvenile tissues are made up of large polyploid cells fated to die during metamorphosis stage. The dorsal trunk of the tracheal system is composed mainly of these ...
De Giorgio, Ettore (Date of defense: 2022-03-18)
Chitin has a recognised importance in physiology but also as a biomaterial. In insects, it is the principal component of the apical extracellular matrix of epidermis, tracheae, foregut and hindgut. In ...