Morphological and biochemical analyses of the salivary glands of the malaria vector, Anopheles darlingi

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 264-273

  Moreira Ferro, C K ^a   Marinotti, O ^a   Bijovsky, A T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Alpha glucosidase; Apyrase; Lysozyme; Mosquito; Salivary glands; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; APYRASE; LYSOZYME;

ANOPHELES; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SALIVARY GLAND; SALIVARY GLAND DUCT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANOPHELES DARLINGI;

EID: 0032779023     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/tice.1999.0057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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