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sclerotization: a standalone construct

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Insect physiology

the hardening and darkening of insect cuticle after moulting through cross-linking of cuticular proteins by quinones.

In insect physiology, sclerotization refers to the hardening and darkening of insect cuticle after moulting through cross-linking of cuticular proteins by quinones. This meaning comes from Andersen (2010) in Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.[1]

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References

  1. Andersen, S. O. (2010). Insect cuticular sclerotization: A review. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 40(3), 166-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2009.10.007

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