title: Morphological and histological characterization of production structures, storage and distribution of venom in the parasitic wasp Bracon vulgaris.
abstract: It was described the morphology and histological composition of the structures related to production, storage and distribution of Bracon vulgaris venom, a wasp that parasite their hosts after the inoculation of a venom which causes irreversible paralysis. Were found 22 glandular filaments, coated with secretory epithelium associated with a reservoir coated internally by a chitin layer and externally by striated muscular fibers. A valve mediates the passage of the toxin to venom duct towards the parasitoids sting.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Agronomia - Entomologia, UFRPE, 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil. Electronic address: thiago.alves.t@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Thiago J S
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia Animal, UFRPE, 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Valéria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wanderley-Teixeira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia Animal, UFRPE, 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Álvaro A C
authors.initials: ÁA
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia Celular e Ultraestruturas, CPqAM/ FIOCRUZ, 52020-200 Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luiz C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Pesquisa em Inovação Terapêutica, UFPE, 50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Breno C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Agronomia - Entomologia, UFRPE, 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eduardo M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Agronomia - Entomologia, UFRPE, 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Franklin M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Cunha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D014862:Wasp Venoms / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014862:Wasp Venoms
keywords: Braconidae; Histological analysis; Parasitoid; Venom apparatus