A specialized midgut region in stingless bees (Hymenoptera:Apidae:Meliponinae)

dc.contributorInstitute de Biociências
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dc.date.created2022-04-29T08:42:49Z
dc.date.issued1996-12-01
dc.identifierBiocell, v. 20, n. 3, p. 227-234, 1996.
dc.identifier0327-9545
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/230940
dc.identifier2-s2.0-0040249632
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/5411074
dc.description.abstractUltrastructure of the anterior end of the midgut of three Neotropical stingless bees, including an obligate necrophagous species Trigona hypogea, suggests that this midgut region has no role in nutrient absorption because its lumen is reduced by a thick cuticle that lines the outer epithelium of the cardiac valve. A possible involvement of this midgut region in the production of the peritrophic membrane compounds is discussed.
dc.languageeng
dc.relationBiocell
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectCardia
dc.subjectCardiac valve
dc.subjectMidgut
dc.subjectPeritrophic membrane
dc.subjectStingless bees
dc.titleA specialized midgut region in stingless bees (Hymenoptera:Apidae:Meliponinae)
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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