Structure and developmental changes in the tergal glands of adult females of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae)

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-124

  Raina, Ashok K ^a   Park, Yong Ihl ^a   Ingber, Bruce F ^a   Murphy, Charles ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glandular cells; Secretion; Tergal glands; Termite

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ELECTRON; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GRANULE CELL; ISOPTERA; MICROTUBULE; MICROVILLUS; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; TERGAL GLAND;

ANIMALIA; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 19444386094     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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