Ultrastructure and receptor cell responses of the antennal grooved peg sensilla of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 271-285

  Diehl, Peter A ^a   Vlimant, Michèle ^a   Guerenstein, Pablo ^a   Guerin, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Olfaction; Sensillum; Sensory receptor cells; Triatoma infestans; Triatomine bugs; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC AMINE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; AMMONIA; BUTYLAMINE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID RECEPTOR; CELL RECEPTOR; ISOBUTYLAMINE; RECEPTOR GP1; RECEPTOR GP2; RECEPTOR GP3; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CILIARY MOTILITY; CUTICLE; DENDRITE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GROOVED PEG SENSILLA; LYMPH; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SMELLING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THECOGEN CELL; TORMOGEN CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRICHOGEN CELL;

HEMIPTERA; REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038137108     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1467-8039(03)00004-5     Document Type: Article

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