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Microarchitecture of the tsetse fly proboscis

BACKGROUND: Tsetse flies (genus Glossina) are large blood-sucking dipteran flies that are important as vectors of human and animal trypanosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa. Tsetse anatomy has been well described, including detailed accounts of the functional anatomy of the proboscis for piercing host s...

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Autores principales: Gibson, Wendy, Peacock, Lori, Hutchinson, Rachel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5606065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28927459
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2367-2