Determination of Chitin Content in Insects: An Alternate Method Based on Calcofluor Staining.

Henriques, Bianca Santos; Garcia, Eloi Souza; Azambuja, Patricia; Genta, Fernando Ariel.

Henriques BS; Laboratory of Insect Physiology and Biochemistry, Oswaldo Cruz Institute - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (IOC-FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Garcia ES; Laboratory of Insect Physiology and Biochemistry, Oswaldo Cruz Institute - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (IOC-FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Azambuja P; National Institute of Science and Technology for Molecular Entomology (INCT-EM), Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Genta FA; Laboratory of Insect Physiology and Biochemistry, Oswaldo Cruz Institute - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (IOC-FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Front Physiol ; 11: 117, 2020.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32132935