ISSN:
1432-0878
Keywords:
Trehalase inhibitor
;
Immunolocalization
;
Hemocytes
;
Periplaneta americana, Locusta migratoria, Bombyx mori (Insecta)
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Antibody against cockroach trehalase inhibitor was prepared and tested against the plasma of adult locusts and larval silkworms to determine whether these species possess a similar protein. An immunopositive response was elicited in both species. Studies using immunogold labeling show that adult cockroaches have trehalase inhibitor protein in granules of plasmatocytes and in oenocytoid-like structures. Localization of the immunoreactive protein with trehalase inhibitor antibody in locust hemocytes indicated that the protein is also contained in the granules of plasmatocytes. However, in the hemolymph of silkworm larvae, the immunoreactive protein was found only in the spherules of spherulocytes. The results suggest that insect hemolymph commonly contains trehalase inhibitor both in plasma and in certain hemocytes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00318159
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