Histology and ultrastructure of the fat body of Anticarsia gemmatalis (HÜBNER, 1818) (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)

The aim of this study was to analyze the morphologically the fatty body of fourth-instar Anticarsia gemmatalis larvae under light, transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Two distinct portions of the fat body were detected: the parietal (PA) and perivisceral (PV). The PA, the parietal portion...

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Main Authors: Renata Baldo Rodrigues Carvalho, Fábio Goulart de Andrade, Sheila Michele Levy, Flávio Moscardi, Ângela Maria Ferreira Falleiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2013-04-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132013000200016