Figures 2.2


Structure of part of a chitin chain, showing two linked units of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine.
Figures 2.2. Structure of part of a chitin chain, showing two linked units of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine.

(After Cohen 1991)

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  The general structure of insect cuticle; the enlargement above shows details of the epicuticle.
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