Fat body in some genera of leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proteins, lipids and polysaccharides detection

Micron

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 234-242

  Roma, Gislaine Cristina ^a   Mathias, Maria Izabel Camargo ^a   Bueno, Odair Corrêa ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ants; Attini tribe; Fat body; Lipids; Polysaccharides; Proteins; Workers

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLS; LIPIDS; OILS AND FATS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

ANTS; ATTINI TRIBE; FAT BODY; WORKERS;

PROTEINS;

INSECT PROTEIN; LIPID; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FAT BODY; HISTOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FAT BODY; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INSECT PROTEINS; LIPIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACROMYRMEX DISCIGER; ATTA; ATTA LAEVIGATA; ATTINI; CYPHOMYRMEX RIMOSUS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYCETAROTES PARALLELUS;

EID: 30844436626     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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