Ultrastructural changes in midgut cells of female Aedes aegypti L. (insecta, diptera) after starvation or sugar diet
- 1 February 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cell and tissue research
- Vol. 177 (2), 215-219
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00221082
Abstract
Summary The ultrastructure of the epithelial cells in the posterior part of the midgut in female Aedes aegypti was partly changed after starvation periods of 5 or 8 days. Most obvious is a drastic reduction of the amount of rough endoplasmic reticulum (rer), which is responsible for the synthesis of enzymes for blood digestion. A similar influence on rer membranes is to be observed in mosquitoes fed on sucrose solution only, without additional blood meals.Keywords
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