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. 1977 Jan 20;176(3):417-29.
doi: 10.1007/BF00221798.

The ultrastructure and ultracytochemistry of the basement membrane of the Galleria mellonella fat body

A B Dutkowski

The ultrastructure and ultracytochemistry of the basement membrane of the Galleria mellonella fat body

A B Dutkowski. Cell Tissue Res. .

Abstract

The fat body lobes of Galleria mellonella are surrounded by basement membrane - a fine granular layer of connective tissue. This membrane has an affinity for ruthernium red. The results obtained after treatment of the fat body with neuraminidase, hyaluronidase, phospholipase C and proteolytic enzymes suggest that glycoproteins and phospholipoproteins are constituents of this basement membrane. The basement membrane also has the ability to bind concanavalin A-peroxidase, which is associated with the presence of mannoside residues.

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