Hemocytes ultrastructure of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

Micron

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 184-189

  Araujo H C R ^a   Cavalcanti, M G S ^a   Santos, S S ^a   Alves, L C ^a   Brayner, F A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Electron microscopy; Hemocytes; Light microscopy; Morphology

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; MITOCHONDRIA; PATHOGENS; PROTEINS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; DEFENCE SYSTEMS; HEMOCYTES; PARASITES;

CELL CULTURE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; HEMOCYTES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 39449127784     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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