title: Distribution of cytoskeletal elements in the ovarioles of Mutilla sp. (Insecta, Hymenoptera).
abstract: The ovaries of Mutilla sp., as those of other hymenopterans, consist of meroistic-polytrophic ovarioles. Within each ovariole, a terminal filament, a germarium, and a vitellarium can be distinguished. The germaria contain numerous dividing and/or differentiating groups (clusters) of germ cells. The vitellaria are composed of several, linearly arranged, ovarian follicles; each follicle consists of an oocyte and a group of nurse cells. Distribution of cytoskeletal elements (microfilaments and microtubules) throughout the ovarioles of Mutilla sp. has been studied on whole mount preparations stained with rhodamine-conjugated phalloidin and FITC-labelled anti-tubulin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Systematic Zoology, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland. jablo@zuk.iz.uj.edu.pl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jabłońska
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kisiel
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000818:Animals; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008870:Microtubules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010053:Ovary / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D016707:Tissue Fixation; D014404:Tubulin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D014404:Tubulin; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate