[Tarsal gland of ixodid ticks (Ixodidae)].
In the tarsi of all legs of Ixodes persulcatus, Dermacentor daghestanicus, Rhipicephalus turanicus and Hyalomma asiaticum the multicellular gland was observed. The gland is formed by a single layer of glandular cells that form a central cavity where two ciliary structures in a cuticular (scolopoid) sheath are situated. A possible function of the gland is discussed in the article.
D000818:Animals; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013643:Tarsus, Animal / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013987:Ticks / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
Tarzal'naia zheleza iksodovykh kleshcheĭ (Ixodidae)