Cytochemical study of Rhodnius neglectus and Rhodnius prolixus salivary gland cells (Hemiptera, Triatominae)

Triatomines are hematophagous bugs of medical interest in South and Central America, where they may act as invertebrate hosts of the hemoflagellate protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi (the causative of Chagas’ disease) and Trypanosoma rangeli (Tejera, 1920). Triatomines of Rhodnius genus have salivary gland...

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Main Authors: Ana C. B. M. Anhê, Ana P. M. Lima-Oliveira, Maria T. V. Azeredo-Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2014-12-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212014000400002&lng=en&tlng=en