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The Filippi’s Glands of Giant Silk Moths: To Be or Not to Be?

SIMPLE SUMMARY: It is well documented that silkworms (Saturniidae) possess silk glands’ accessory glandular organs, the Filippi’s glands (FGs). These accessory glands are believed to play an important role in the cocoon construction. Unexpectedly, we have identified several silk moth species that ar...

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Autores principales: Sehadova, Hana, Zavodska, Radka, Zurovec, Michal, Sauman, Ivo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8619679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34821840
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12111040