resilin

Japanese: resilin
resilin

…The hind limbs are especially developed for jumping. The lateral arcs of the hind thorax contain an elastic protein called resilin, which is equivalent to a ligament, and store energy here and release it instantly. When jumping, the forelimbs or middle limbs are raised to maintain stability. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "resilin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…後肢は跳躍のためとくに発達する。後胸部の側弧に靱帯に相当するレジリンresilinという弾性タンパク質をもち,ここにエネルギーを蓄え,瞬時に放出する。跳躍時には前肢または中肢をもちあげ安定を保つ。…

※「resilin」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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