Morphological and cytochemical characterization of female Anopheles albimanus (Diptera: Culicidae) hemocytes

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 426-434

  Hernández, Salvador ^a   Lanz, Humberto ^b   Rodríguez, Mario H ^c   Torres, Jorge A ^c   Martínez Palomo, Adolfo ^a   Tsutsumi, Víctor ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anopheles albimanus; Hemocyte; Immune response; Morphology

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES ALBIMANUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; FEMALE; HEMOCYTES; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

EID: 0033162484     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.4.426     Document Type: Article

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