Ultrastructural Features of the Midgut Epithelium of Females Lutzomyia intermedia (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1141-1151

  Andrade Coêlho, Cláudia A ^a   Santos Mallet, Jacenir ^a   Souza, Nataly A ^a   Lins, Ulisses ^b   Meirelles, Maria Nazareth L ^a   Rangel, Elizabeth F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lutzomyia intermedia; Midgut; Phlebotominae; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; LUTZOMYIA INTERMEDIA; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; PHLEBOTOMUS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHLEBOTOMUS;

EID: 0041885399     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000800020     Document Type: Article

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