Light and electron microscopic study of the hindgut of the ant (Formica nigricans, Hymenoptera): I. Structure of the ileum

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 242, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 189-204

  Villaro, Ana Cristina ^a   Garayoa, M ^a   Lezaun, M J ^a   Sesma, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apical infoldings; Ileum; Portasomes; Solute and water resorption; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; ILEUM; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; ILEUM; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

EID: 0033486151     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199912)242:3<189::AID-JMOR1>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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