Structure of the salivary glands of the unfed male tick Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius) (Acarina: Ixodidae)

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Nicolau Maués Serra-freire¹  José Antonio Olivieri² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de JaneiroItaguai,Brasil

关键词: Amblyomma cajennense;    salivary glands;    unfed male tick;    Ixodidae;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02761993000200006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Acini in the salivary glands of unfed male Amblyomma cajennense of different ages, were studied. The salivary glands consist of one agranular and three granular acini types. The agranular acini are directly attached to the medial and anterior portion of the main salivary duct, and to some branches of the secondary ducts. A large, clear, central cell occupies the centre and this cell is in contact with the acinar lumen. There is no valve to the lumen. Granular acini consist of approximately six to fourteen cells (type II acini) or eight to thirteen (type III acini). The type II acini have three types of granular cells ("a", "b" and "c") and a valve: the type III acini have three types of granular cells ("d", "e" and "f" and a valve.

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