Insect Hemocytes
Development, Forms, Functions and Techniques

The function of insect blood cells has long puzzled scientists. This volume attempts to explain the forms and functions of insect hemocytes.

A. P. Gupta (Author)

9780521113038, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 18 June 2009

628 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 3.3 cm, 0.87 kg

The function of insect blood cells has long puzzled scientists. This much-needed volume, first published in 1979, attempts to explain the forms and functions of insect hemocytes, creating a solid basis from which work in the field may proceed. Insect Hemocytes had its origins in a symposium held at the XV International Congress of Entomology (1976). It is a coherent presentation whose contributors were some of the most eminent specialists in the field.

Preface
Part I. Development and Differentiation: 1. Embryonic hemocytes: origin and development H. Mori
2. Postembryonic development and differentiation: hemopoietic tissues and their functions in some insects J. A. Hoffman, D. Zachary, D. Hoffman, M. Brehélin and A. Porte
3. Multiplication of hemocytes D. Feir
Part II. Forms and Structure: 4. Hemocyte types: their structures, synonymies, interrelationships and taxonomic significance A. P. Gupta
5. Surface and internal ultrastructure of hemocytes of some insects H. Akai and S. Sato
6. Fine structure of hemocyte membranes and intercellular junctions formed during hemocyte encapsulation R. J. Baerwald
7. Controversies about the coagulocyte Ch. Grégoire and G. Goffinet
8. Controversies about hemocyte types in insects J. W. Arnold
9. Hemocyte cultures and insect hemocytology S. S. Sohi
10. Pathways and pitfalls in the classification and study of insect hemocytes J. C. Jones
Part III. Functions: 11. Hemocytes and growth in insects V. B. Wigglesworth
12. Hemocytes and connective tissue: a critical assessment Doreen E. Ashhurst
13. Role of hemocytes in defense against biological agents N. A. Ratcliffe and A. F. Rowley
14. Cellular and humoral responses to toxic substances D. Feir
15. Biochemical and ultrastructural aspects of synthesis, storage, and secretion in hemocytes A. C. Crossley
16. Changes in hemocytes populations M. Shapiro
Part IV. Techniques: 17. Identification key for hemocytes types in hanging-drop preparations A. P. Gupta
18. Insect hemocytes under light microscopy: techniques J. W. Arnold and C. F. Hinks
19. Techniques for total and differential hemocytes counts and blood volume, and mitotic index determinations M. Shapiro
20. Hemocytes techniques: advantaged and disadvantages M. Shapiro
21. Light transmission and scanning electron microscopic techniques for insect hemocytes R. J. Baerwald
22. Histochemical methods for hemocytes Doreen E. Ashhurst.

Subject Areas: Cellular biology [cytology PSF]