Anopheles albitarsis Embryogenesis: Morphological Identification of Major Events

Anopheles albitarsis embryogenesis was analyzed through confocal microscopy of clarified eggs. Using Drosophila melanogaster as reference system, the major morphogenetic events (blastoderm, gastrulation, germ band extension, germ band retraction, dorsal closure) were identified. The kinetics of earl...

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Main Authors: Adelaide Tardin Monnerat, Marcelo Pelajo Machado, Bruno Silva Vale, Maurilio José Soares, José Bento Pereira Lima, Henrique Leonel Lenzi, Denise Valle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000400026