Histology and ultrastructure of pheromone secreting glands in males of the phlebotomine sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis.
Well-defined pheromone-producing glands are present on the third and fourth abdominal segments of male Lutzomyia longipalpis. Each gland consists of numerous large secretory cells. The individual cells have a complicated 'end-apparatus' and central reservoir which are connected directly to the exterior via a small chitinized duct. This is the first ultrastructural study of pheromone secreting cells of Diptera.
Lane
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Department of Medical Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U.K.
Bernardes
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Dde S
D000818:Animals; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010675:Pheromones / Q000378:metabolism*; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014617:Vacuoles / Q000648:ultrastructure
D010675:Pheromones