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The Fine Structure of Cells of Rhodnius prolixus During Molting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. E. Beckel
W. E. Beckel
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Ontario
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During intermolt in the fifth instar nymph the epidermal cells are compact, with many mitochondria which appear dense, lack well defined cristae, and are considered relatively inactive. The cell membranes are much folded and show plasmodesmata and microvilli at the juxtaposition of two cell membranes. The endoplasmic reticulum is well formed and well supplied with ribosomes; in the compacted cells the reticular membranes may assume bizarre shapes such as a ball of concentric rings. The nuclei are small with inconspicuous nucleoli.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 96 , Issue 1-2 , February 1964 , pp. 101
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1964

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