Egg envelope synthesis and chorion modification after oviposition in the dragonfly Libellula depressa (Odonata, Libellulidae)

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 317-324

  Gaino, E ^a   Piersanti, S ^a   Rebora, M ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Biologia Applicata   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Endochorion; Exochorion; Jelly layer; Morphology; Vitelline envelope

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; EGG SHELL; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FLY; HATCHING; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

ALGAE; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); HEXAPODA; LADONA DEPRESSA; LIBELLULIDAE; ODONATA; PUNCTUM BLANDIANUM;

EID: 50049109719     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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