The digestive system of the "stick bug" Cladomorphus phyllinus (Phasmida, Phasmatidae): A morphological, physiological and biochemical analysis

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 123-134

  Monteiro, Emiliano C ^a   Tamaki, Fábio K ^a   Terra, Walter R ^a   Ribeiro, Alberto F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Digestive enzymes; Immunolabeling; Midgut fluxes; Midgut luminal alkalization; Midgut ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIVE ENZYMES; IMMUNOLABELING; MIDGUT FLUXES; MIDGUT LUMINAL ALKALIZATION; MIDGUT ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSECTS; MALPIGHIAN TUBULES;

EID: 84894416226     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: 18735495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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