Chemical detection of the proteins and lipids in the fat body cells from workers of Attini ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Cell Biology International

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 406-416

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

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytochemistry; Gas chromatography; Oenocyte; Trophocyte; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; LINOLEIC ACID; MYRISTIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; STEARIC ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANT; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CYTOPLASM; FAT BODY; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FAT BODY; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; INSECT PROTEINS; LIPIDS;

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

EID: 42749095798     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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