Biology of the Arthropod Cuticle

メラニン

メラニン (melanin) は、ヒトを含む動物、植物、原生動物、また一部の菌類、真正細菌において形成される色素である. メラニン色素ともいう.

Melanin

Melanin (from melas, "black, dark") is a broad term for a group of natural pigments found in most organisms.

Resilin

Resilin is an elastomeric protein found in many insects and other arthropods. It provides soft rubber-elasticity to mechanically active organs and tissue; for example…