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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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92(2): 263-8, Mar.-Apr. 1997. ilus
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-184981
ABSTRACT
Applied topically to larvae of Rhodnius prolixus Stal, Triatoma infestans (Klug) and Panstrongylus herreri Wygodzinsky, vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas' disease, a synthetic, furan-containing anti-juveline hormonal compound, 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy) ethyl furfuryl ether induced a variety of biomorphological alterations, including precocious metamorphosis into small adultoids with adult abdominal cuticle, ocelli, as well as rudimentary adultoid wings. Some adultoids died during ecdysis and were confined within the old cuticle. The extension of these biomorphological responses is discussed in terms of the complexity of the action of anti-juvenile hormonal compounds during the development of triatomines.
Subject(s)
Animals , Larva/drug effects , Panstrongylus/anatomy & histology , Rhodnius/anatomy & histology , Triatoma/anatomy & histology , Triatominae/anatomy & histology , Ether/chemical synthesis , Juvenile Hormones/chemical synthesis
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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82(supl.3): 51-54, 1987. ilus, tab
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-623737