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Ecdysteroids and oocyte development in the black fly Simulium vittatum

BACKGROUND: Oocyte development was studied in the autogenous black fly, Simulium vittatum (Diptera, Nematocera), a vector of Onchocerca volvulus, the causative agent of onchocerciasis. RESULTS: Oocyte growth was nearly linear between adult eclosion and was complete by 72 hours at 21°C. The oocyte be...

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Autores principales: Noriega, Rafael, Ramberg, Frank B, Hagedorn, Henry H
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC111195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12015816
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-213X-2-6