Primary culture of Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) salivary gland cells

In the present paper, we developed a primary culture of Rhodnius prolixus salivary gland and main salivary canal cells. Cells remained viable in culture for 30 days. Three types of cells were indentified in the salivary gland cultures, with binuclear cells being the most abundant. The supernatants o...

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Main Authors: Fernanda F Rocha, Ricardo N Araujo, Luciana M Silva, Nelder F Gontijo, Marcos H Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000200004