Morphology, fine structure, and functional aspects of the labial gland reservoirs of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes santonensis de feytaud (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-53

  Grube, Sabine ^a   Rudolph, Dieter ^a   Zerbst Boroffka, Irene ^b  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Osmotic pressure; Social insects; Transepithelial fluid transport

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CUTICLE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLUID TRANSPORT; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT; LIP; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; RESERVOIR;

RETICULITERMES SANTONENSIS;

EID: 0031008845     PISSN: 00207322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7322(97)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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