title: Enzymatic Mechanism for the Escape of Certain Moths from Their Cocoons.
abstract: An "escape hatch" from the cocoon of Antheraea pernyi is established by the hydrolytic action of a virtually pure proteinase which the moth first secretes and then dissolves by means of a solvent which maintains the enzyme at optimum pH. The proteinase is both synthesized and secreted by the maxillary galeae. The solvent derives from a pair of labial glands which have the form of long convoluted tubules lying alongside the foregut and opening to the exterior through a single aperture in the head.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Kafatos
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Williams