Artigo
Morphometry of the midgut epithelium of Diatraea saccharalis Fabricius, 1794 (Lepidoptera) parasitized by Cotesia flavipes Cameron, 1891 (Hymenoptera)
Date
2006-09-01Registration in:
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. San Diego: Academic Press Inc. Elsevier B.V., v. 93, n. 1, p. 60-62, 2006.
0022-2011
10.1016/j.jip.2006.05.004
WOS:000240323100009
Author
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Abstract
The morphometric study of the midgut in Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera) larvae parasitized by the Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera) showed that there was significant increase in the columnar, goblet and regenerative cells and their nuclei; the midgut lumen diameter and the epithelial height were also increased in the parasitized larvae. The multivariate analysis showed that parasitism affected the columnar cell only in the posterior region, and the goblet cells along the midgut length (anterior and posterior regions). (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.