Neurosecretion in Ornithodoros savignyi (Audouin) (Ixodoidea: Argasidae). The distribution of neurosecretory cells in the brain.
The arrangement of the brain and peripheral nerves in Ornithodoros savignyi (Audouin) is similar to that of other argasid and ixodid ticks. Histological studies, using a specialized staining technique (aldehyde fuchsin), have shown 15 groups of neurosecretory cells in the cortex of the brain.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013987:Ticks / Q000033:anatomy & histology*