Simple Summary Efficient and proper functioning of processes within living organisms play
key roles in times of climate change and strong human pressure. In insects, the most …

Lipid metabolism is fundamental to life. In insects, it is critical, during reproduction, flight,
starvation, and diapause. The coordination center for insect lipid metabolism is the fat body …

Lipids are the primary storage molecules and an essential source of energy in insects during
reproduction, prolonged periods of flight, starvation, and diapause. The coordination center …

Since all life processes depend on energy, the endocrine control of energy metabolism is
one of the driving forces for the performance of an individual. Here, we review the literature …

Flight activity of insects provides an attractive yet relatively simple model system for
regulation of processes involved in energy metabolism. This is particularly highlighted …

This review deals with some lesser known functions of adipokinetic hormones (AKHs),
specifically those that are not associated directly with flight activity. The data summarized …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the hormonal controllers of the supply of
endogenous metabolic energy and the hormonal control of fluid and electrolyte balance …

A new member of the AKH/RPCH family was isolated and identified from the corpora
cardiaca of the firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus. The peptide was isolated in a single step by …

Adipokinetic hormones (AKHs) are insect neuropetides responding to stress situations
including oxidative stress. Two insecticides–endosulfan and malathion–were used to elicit …

One of the most thoroughly studied insect species, with respect to locomotion behavior, is
the stick insect Carausius morosus. Although detailed information exists on premotor …