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. 2008 Dec;39(8):1179-83.
doi: 10.1016/j.micron.2008.05.003. Epub 2008 May 23.

Contribution of the Malpighian tubules for the maintenance of symbiotic microorganisms in cephalotes ants

M L Bution  1 , F H Caetano, F J Zara
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Contribution of the Malpighian tubules for the maintenance of symbiotic microorganisms in cephalotes ants

M L Bution et al. Micron. 2008 Dec.

Abstract

Given the physiological importance of the Malpighian tubules to homeostasis in ants, this study aimed to characterize the enzymology, histology, histochemistry, and ultramorphology of the Malpighian tubules of Cephalotes atratus, C. clypeatus, and C. pusillus, as a contribution for the understanding of this organ, as well as to examine its role in the maintenance of symbiontic microorganisms in the ileum of these ants.

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