Cytochemical characterization of microvillar and perimicrovillar membranes in the posterior midgut epithelium of Rhodnius prolixus

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-44

  Albuquerque Cunha, José M ^a   Gonzalez, Marcelo S ^b   Garcia, Elói S ^c   Mello, Cícero B ^b   Azambuja, Patrícia ^c   Almeida, João C A ^a   de Souza, Wanderley ^d   Nogueira, Nadir F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate binding molecules; Cytochemistry; Perimicrovillar membranes and peritrophic matrix; Rhodnius prolixus; Surface anionic sites

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (MAGNESIUM); ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM); ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROTEIN; DIGITONIN; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRITIN; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; GALACTOSE; LECTIN; MANNOSE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; NEOGLYCOPROTEIN; STEROL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; INTESTINE BRUSH BORDER; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS;

ANIMALS; CA(2+) MG(2+)-ATPASE; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MICROVILLI; RHODNIUS; SODIUM-POTASSIUM-EXCHANGING ATPASE; STEROLS;

HEXAPODA; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; STROPHANTHUS GRATUS;

EID: 55549120196     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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