ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE OF IXODID TICKS

Abstract

The loose connective tissue of ixodid ticks is rich in a variety of cellular elements, both migrating and stationary. It contains strands of fat body closely joined to it, representing a variety of connective tissue, and fibers and layers of visceral muscles run through the connective tissue. The hemolymph circulates largely through the communicating large and small lacunae in the loose connective tissue, which, with the hemolymph, fills the tick's mixed body cavity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 03, 1965
Accession Number
AD0835145

Entities

People

  • V. A. Tsvileneva

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animal Structures
  • Biological Staining And Labeling
  • Blood
  • Boundaries
  • Cell Membrane
  • Cells
  • Cellular Structures
  • Connective Tissue
  • Connective Tissue Cells
  • Cytoplasm
  • Membranes
  • Muscle Fibers
  • Muscles
  • Proteins
  • Ticks
  • Tissues

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).