[Morphofunctional changes in the midgut of ticks of the genus Ixodes (Acarina: Ixodidae) during life cycle].
Morphofunctional investigations of five Ixodes species (Ixodes pacificus, I. pavlovsky, I. persulcatus, I. ricinus and I. scapularis) were carried out. It was established, that the change of midgut epithelium lags at the each next developmental stage, and it is not synchronized with general processes of metamorphosis and organogenesis during molts. The midgut epithelium of a previous phase of the life cycle persists and functions during the feeding stage at the next phase.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development*; D018884:Ixodes / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development*; D008018:Life Cycle Stages