Ultrastructural features of the regenerative cells of the bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) midguts

Authors
da Cruz-Landim, C
Citation
C. Da Cruz-landim, Ultrastructural features of the regenerative cells of the bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) midguts, SOCIOBIOLOG, 34(3), 1999, pp. 597-603
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
SOCIOBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
03616525 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
597 - 603
Database
ISI
SICI code
0361-6525(1999)34:3<597:UFOTRC>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The epithelium of the bee ventriculus is formed by two cell types: the prin cipal or digestive cells and the regenerative cells. In this article the ul trastructure of the regenerative cells is described, as well as the feature s of their differentiation into digestive cells during epithelium renewal.