Ontogenesis of hemocytes in the stick insect Bacillus rossius (Rossi) (Phasmatodea, Bacillidae) studied with an anti-hemocyte monoclonal antibody

Authors
Meloni, S Mazzini, M Scapigliati, G
Citation
S. Meloni et al., Ontogenesis of hemocytes in the stick insect Bacillus rossius (Rossi) (Phasmatodea, Bacillidae) studied with an anti-hemocyte monoclonal antibody, INT J INSEC, 28(3), 1999, pp. 247-252
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INSECT MORPHOLOGY & EMBRYOLOGY
ISSN journal
00207322 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
247 - 252
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7322(1999)28:3<247:OOHITS>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The monoclonal antibody BrH1, specific for hemocytes of the stick insect Ba cillus rossius, was employed to study the appearance of hemocytes during em bryogenesis. Laid eggs were collected for eight weeks, and cryosections wer e probed with the antibody. First positive cells were detected at the fifth week, and increased in number onwards. No peculiar differences were observ ed in the overall morphology between embryonic and non-embryonic hemocytes. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.