Leg Regeneration in Insects
Neenu Augustine*
Dept. of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka (560 065), India
Meljo Thomas Karakunnel
Dept. of Media Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka (560 029), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Amputation, Insects, Limb, Regeneration
Abstract
Since the time of Aristotle, regeneration has grabbed the attention of human thought and imagination. Scientists started to elucidate the ability of animals to regenerate their lost appendages actively in the 18th century. To date, several accounts of regeneration have been recognized in several groups ranging from vertebrates to tiny invertebrates, with varying regenerative potentials. Insect limb regeneration has now been explored well in a few insects such as stick insects, crickets and beetles. The inimitable feature of insect leg regeneration is that apart from complete wound healing, they should essentially undergo molting for any external changes in the regenerating legs.
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