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Cell Death in Salivary Glands of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini, 1887) (Acari: Ixodidae) Females at Semi-engorged Feeding Stage

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Author(s):
Nunes, Erika Takagi [1] ; Scopinho Furquim, Karim Christina [2] ; Bechara, Gervasio Henrique [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Espirito Santo CCA UFES, Dept Vet Med, Ctr Ciencias Agr, BR-29500000 Alegre, ES - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Paulista IB UNESP, Dept Biol, Inst Biociencias, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Paulista FCAV UNESP, Dept Patol Vet, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: ULTRASTRUCTURAL PATHOLOGY; v. 34, n. 5, p. 288-300, OCT 2010.
Web of Science Citations: 5
Abstract

The ultrastructure of the salivary glands of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus females is described during feeding. In beginning of feeding, individuals show acini I with many mitochondria and wide basal labyrinth in peripheral cells; glycoprotein granules only in b and c(3) cells (acini II); and epithelial interstitial cells with developed basal labyrinth between f cells (acini III). Semi-engorged females show cells in degeneration, with autophagic vacuoles, lysosomes, myelin figures, and irregular, condensed, and/or fragmented nuclei, in addition to apoptotic bodies. R. B. microplus points to apoptosis in these organs before the detachment from the host, in contrast to others tick species.</. (AU)