... thoughtimportant that the hypodermis of the body wall, whichsynthesizes components of the cuticle, may offer a usefultarget for studies into the mechanism of the developmentand molting process in the roundworms. ... staining), and that the inhibition of PPase-catalyzed PPihydrolysis by these inhibitors, is likely toprevent the synthesis of the new cuticle from the hypodermisand/or ecdysis of the old cuticle. ... in the development and molting process of A. suumL3 to L4 in vitro, virtually none had been characterized inrelation to the actual mechanism of the molting process inthis roundworm [56]. The...