Ultrastructural studies of mosquito ovogenesis.
The ovogenesis of four mosquito species belonging to the genera Aedes, Anopheles and Culex, are investigated using Electron microscopes. Three ovogenetic phases named previtellogenesis, vitellogenesis, postvitellogenesis and mature eggs are described using transmission electron and light microscopes. Egg ornamentations are described with scanning electron microscopy. The controversial nomenclature of the mosquito egg envelopes is discussed.
Soumaré
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Department of Animal Biology, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal.
Ndiaye
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D000330:Aedes / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000502:physiology*; D003465:Culex / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D009866:Oogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D010063:Ovum / Q000648:ultrastructure*