INTEGUMENTARY GLAND SECRETING A TERRITORIAL MARKING PHEROMONE IN ATTA SP - DETAILED STRUCTURE AND HISTOCHEMISTRY

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作者
BAZIREBENAZET, M [1 ]
ZYLBERBERG, L [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PARIS 06, MICROSCOPIE ELECTR LAB, F-75230 PARIS 05, FRANCE
关键词
ant; morphology; Pheromone-producing gland; ultrastructure;
D O I
10.1016/0022-1910(79)90127-6
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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摘要
An abdominal pheromone-producing gland in Atta sp. was examined using light and electron microscopy techniques. The gland is composed of a bunch of juxtaposed secretory units in which the secretory ductules open on to a cribellum close to the sting base. The structure and cycles of the secreting units are described. Each includes a secretory cell with an 'end apparatus', ductule cells and epidermal cells. The secretory cycle of glycoproteins accumulated in the 'end apparatus' is discussed and a functional interpretation of the morphological components of the application system is proposed. © 1979.
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