Cells released in vitro from the embryonic yolk sac of the stick insect Carausius morosus (Br.) (Phasmatodea : Heteronemiidae) may include embryonic hemocytes

International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 325-331

  Locci, M Teresa ^a   Masetti, Massimo ^a   Cecchettini, Antonella ^a   Giorgi, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Embryo; Hemocytes; Hemopoietic tissue; Stick insects; Yolk sac

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSECT; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YOLK SAC;

EID: 0032441039     PISSN: 00207322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7322(98)00025-7     Document Type: Article

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