IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL AND LECTIN-BASED APPROACH TO ACERENTOMON SP. ANATOMY (PROTURA: ACERENTOMIDAE)

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  • SARA FERRANDO
  • LORIS GALLI
  • LORENZO GALLUS

Abstract

The present study describes for the first time in Acerentomon sp. the distribution of glutamate decarboxylase-like immunoreactivity. The presence of this GABA-synthetizing enzyme was described in: pharynx wall, cephalic muscles, posterior part of the supraesophageal ganglion, abdominal glands, neuropil near to the posterior ganglion, cuticular muscle insertion and in sensilla. Furthermore the use of fluorochrome-conjugated lectins was tested in order to visualize taxonomic features (like pores and setae) on whole mount fixed Protura specimens. The development of a lectin-based technique could render more precise the species determination, allowing a more accurate identification.

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2018-05-17

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V. 77 (2015)

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