Fine structure of the female reproductive system in a viviparous insect, Glossina morsitans morsitans (Diptera, Glossinidae).
Tissue Cell
; 43(1): 1-7, 2011 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
The female reproductive system of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans is analysed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The study focuses in particular on the choriothete, a peculiar uterine structure involved in the viviparous mode of reproduction of Glossina morsitans morsitans. Under light microscopy, the choriothete appears formed by numerous tongue-like folds projecting towards the uterine lumen and lined by a thin cuticle. SEM analysis highlights for the first time a distinctive new feature that is not visible by traditional histological methods. That is a cuticular covering of the choriothete, which shows numerous thorns in the form of crest-like structures arranged in nearly parallel lines. The role of the choriothete in pregnancy and in larval nourishment is discussed.
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Moscas Tsé-Tsé
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Viviparidade não Mamífera
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Genitália Feminina
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En
Ano de publicação:
2011
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