Salivary gland of Toxorhynchites splendens Wiedemann (Diptera: Culicidae): Ultrastructural morphology and electrophoretic protein profiles

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 569-574

  Jariyapan, Narissara ^a   Choochote, Wej ^a   Jitpakdi, Atchariya ^a   Bates, Paul A ^b  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Salivary gland; Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; Toxorhynchites splendens; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; TOXORHYNCHITES; TOXORHYNCHITES SPLENDENS;

EID: 3343003065     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.569     Document Type: Article

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