Abstract
Amino acid absorption in insect midgut has been discussed previously in reviews of insect midgut function (Dow, 1986) and amino acid transport in invertebrates (Nedergaard, 1977). About 40% of the latter review was devoted to a discussion of amino acid absorption in insect midgut. More than half of that discussion concerned studies of amino acid absorption in midguts of lepidopteran larvae. The emphasis on larval lepidopteran midgut was reasonably representative of the literature at the time of the review. Since then the literature on amino acid absorption by insect midguts has become even more unbalanced in favour of lepidopteran larvae. Consequently, nearly 90% of the information discussed in this chapter is derived from studies conducted on midguts of lepidopteran larvae. Therefore, although we have attempted to discuss all studies of amino acid absorption in insect midguts published since those covered in the review by Nedergaard (1977), this chapter unavoidably focuses on amino acid absorption in midguts of lepidopteran larvae.
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