Isolation, primary culture and morphological characterization of oenocytes from Aedes aegypti pupae

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-90

  Martins, G F ^a   Guedes, B A M ^d,e   Silva, L M ^b   Serrao J E ^a   Fortes Dias, C L ^b   Ramalho Ortigao J M ^c   Pimenta, P F P ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO EZEQUIEL DIAS   (Brazil)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Morphology; Mosquito; Oenocyte; Primary culture

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INSECT CELL; INSECT CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; OENOCYTE; PUPA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); VIRUS CARRIER;

AEDES AEGYPTI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79952360566     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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