Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum in Midgut Cells of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae): Aggregation Stimulated by Juvenile Hormone1
- 30 November 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Medical Entomology
- Vol. 19 (6), 719-721
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/19.6.719
Abstract
We determined whether juvenile hormone induces architectural change in rough endoplasmic reticulum in midgut cells of female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Removal of corpora allata or decapitation prevented normal postecdysial as well as post-blood-meal aggregation of the reticulum. Ectopic treatment with an analog of juvenile hormone restored this capacity to aggregate. This demonstrates that juvenile hormone regulates maturation of the midgut in adult mosquitoes.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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