Organization, ultrastructure, and development of midgut visceral muscle in larval Aedes aegypti

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 277-292

  Bernick, E P ^a   Moffett, S B ^a   Moffett, D F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Development; Larvae; Midgut; Ultrastructure; Visceral muscle

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; INTESTINE MUSCLE; LARVA; MIDGUT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PERISTALSIS; SARCOMERE; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 34547670694     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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