Anopheles albitarsis eggs: Ultrastructural analysis of chorion layers after permeabilization

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 915-922

  Monnerat, Adelaide Tardin ^a   Soares, Maurilio José ^a   Lima, José Bento Pereira ^b   Rosa Freitas, Maria Goreti ^a   Valle, Denise ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Instituto de Biologia do Exercito   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anopheles; Chorion; Dopa Decarboxylase; Permeabilization; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; PLASMODIUM; TRANSGENE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANOPHELES ALBITARSIS;

EID: 0032797125     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00071-2     Document Type: Article

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