Otro
Contribution of the Malpighian tubules for the maintenance of symbiotic microorganisms in cephalotes ants
Registro en:
Micron. Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier B.V. Ltd, v. 39, n. 8, p. 1179-1183, 2008.
0968-4328
10.1016/j.micron.2008.05.003
WOS:000260873600015
Autor
Bution, M. L.
Caetano, Flávio Henrique
Zara, Fernando Jose
Resumen
Given the physiological importance of the Malpighian tubules to homeostasis in ants, this study aimed to characterize the enzymology, histology, histochemistry, and ultramorphology of the Malpighian tubules of Cephalotes atratus, C. clypeatus, and C. pusillus, as a contribution for the understanding of this organ, as well as to examine its role in the maintenance of symbiontic microorganisms in the ileum of these ants. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)