Sensilla on the palps and legs of the adult soft tick Argas persicus Oken (Ixodoidea: Argasidae) and their projections to the central nervous system

International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 273-289

  Sridharan, T B ^a   Prakash, Shri ^a   Chauhan, R S ^a   Rao, K M ^a   Singh, Kusum ^b   Singh, R Naresh ^b  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^b TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Acarines; Haller's organ; OM sensillum; Pedipalp; Sensory projections; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MECHANORECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; SENSORY SYSTEM; TICK; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0032438160     PISSN: 00207322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7322(98)00020-8     Document Type: Article

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