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epicuticle

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epicuticle [¦ep·ə′kyüd·i·kəl]
(invertebrate zoology)
The outer, waxy layer of an insect cuticle or exoskeleton.
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The innermost layers of the epicuticle consist of an outer and an inner porous trilaminarate, membranous tissue.
A description of the pathology of epizootic shell disease in the ... by Hsu, Andrea / Journal of Shellfish Research
Their epicuticle contains a wax layer which prevents water movement through the cuticle.
Ticks and Tick Ecology in Mississippi: Implications for Human Disease ... by Goddard, Jerome / Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences
These cells apparently secrete the pharyngeal cuticular intima, consisting of three layers: the lamellate endocuticle, the exocuticle with trabeculae-bound spaces and the thin epicuticle lining the luminal surface.
A transmission electron microscopic study of the pharyngeal armature ... by Jarial, Mohinder S. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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