Functional ultrastructure of the midgut of the fire ant Solenopsis saevissima Forel 1904 (Formicidae: Myrmicinae)

Cytobios

Volumn 2001, Issue 408, 2001, Pages 45-53

  Arab, A ^a   Caetano, F H ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Active transport; Columnar cells; Morphology; Solenopsis saevissima; Spherocrystals

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ORGANELLES;

EID: 0346978046     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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