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MORPHOLOGY OF THE HAEMOCYTES OF THE GIANT COCKROACH, BLABERUS GIGANTEUS, WITH HISTOCHEMICAL TESTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J. W. Arnold  and
E. H. Salkeld
J. W. Arnold
Affiliation:
Entomology Researcih Institute, Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa
E. H. Salkeld
Affiliation:
Entomology Researcih Institute, Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa
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Abstract

The morphology of haemocytes of Blaberus giganteus (L.) was studied in vivo in adult insects, and in stained films of blood from all stages. The study included the measurement of cells and the application of several histochemical tests. It was concluded that four categories of haemocytes exist, prohaemocytes, plasmatocytes, granular haemocytes, and spherule cells, and that the last two categories are closely related, both having the capacity to concentrate neutral mucopolysaccharides in their cytoplasm. Criteria for separating the categories are given.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 99 , Issue 11 , November 1967 , pp. 1138 - 1145
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1967

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