Permeabilization of Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) embryos

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 968-972

  Berkebile, Dennis R ^a   Chirico, Jan ^a,b   Leopold, Roger A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Cryopreservation; Primary screwworm; Pupa; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FLY; INSECT; PERMEABILITY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; PERMEABILITY; PUPA;

EID: 0034320627     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.6.968     Document Type: Article

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