Neuropile organization in the brain of Acromyrmex (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) during the post-embryonic development

Neuropile is the region of the central nervous system where the synapses and neurons branching occur. During the development of an holometabolous insect can occurs break of the neurons fibers forming new axon and dendrites and their distribution in brain neuropile is organized so as to reflect speci...

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Main Authors: Paula Andréa Oliveira Soares, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, José Eduardo Serrão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2004-08-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132004000400017