Estimation of the biological age in females of the taiga tick (Ixodes persulcatus: Ixodidae) by changing of fat resources in the organism

The method of estimation of the biological age in hungry tick females by revealing of the degree of lipid inclusions in the cells of the midgut and of the fat body is assumed. In order to estimate the degree of fat reserves in hungry females, live ticks were dissected and fragments of their internal...

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Published inEntomological review Vol. 91; no. 3; pp. 388 - 395
Main Authors Balashov, Yu. S, Grigoryeva, L. A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer-Verlag 01.06.2011
SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica
Springer
Subjects
Age
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Ethanol
Fat body
females
Intestine
intestines
Ixodes persulcatus
Ixodidae
Life Sciences
Lipids
Midgut
Reviews
Sudan dyes
Taiga
ticks
Zoology
Malpighian Tubule
Sodium Sulfate Solution
Digestive Cell
Ixodid Tick
Entomological Review
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Summary:The method of estimation of the biological age in hungry tick females by revealing of the degree of lipid inclusions in the cells of the midgut and of the fat body is assumed. In order to estimate the degree of fat reserves in hungry females, live ticks were dissected and fragments of their internal organs were vitally stained with the saturated solution of Sudan III in 70% ethanol. Three age-specific groups were established, including (I) young females whose intestines and fat body were filled with fat inclusions; (II) mature females whose fat reserves were partially expended; and (III) old females possessing solitary fat inclusions in their midgut and fat body.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/S0013873811030146
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ISSN:0013-8738
1555-6689
DOI:10.1134/S0013873811030146