Article
Embryonic desiccation resistance in Aedes aegypti: presumptive role of the chitinized serosal cuticle
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REZENDE, Gustavo Lazzaro; et al. Embryonic desiccation resistance in Aedes aegypti: presumptive role of the chitinized Serosal Cuticle. BMC Developmental Biology, v.8, n.182, 14p, Sept. 2008.
1471-213X
10.1186/1471-213X-8-82
Autor
Rezende, Gustavo Lazzaro
Martins, Ademir Jesus
Gentile, Carla
Farnesi, Luana Cristina
Pelajo-Machado, Marcelo
Peixoto, Alexandre Afrânio
Valle, Denise
Resumen
One of the major problems concerning dengue transmission is that embryos of its main vector, the mosquito Aedes aegypti, resist desiccation, surviving several months under dry conditions. The serosal cuticle (SC) contributes to mosquito egg desiccation resistance, but the kinetics of SC secretion during embryogenesis is unknown. It has been argued that mosquito SC contains chitin as one of its components, however conclusive evidence is still missing.