Morphological features of the heart of six mosquito species as revealed by scanning electron microscopy

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 98-102

  Martins, Gustavo Ferreira ^a   Ramalho Ortigão, José Marcelo ^b   Pimenta, Paulo Filemon Paolucci ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Aedes fluviatilis; alary muscles; Anopheles aquasalis; Anopheles darlingi; Culex quinquefasciatus; heart; pericardial cells

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; AEDES FLUVIATILIS; ANOPHELES AQUASALIS; ANOPHELES DARLINGI; BRACHYCERA; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; NEMATOCERA;

EID: 79960233971     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: 17427592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742758411000178     Document Type: Article

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