The subgenus Persicargas (Ixodoidea: Argasidae: Argas). 22. The effect of feeding on hormonal control of egg development in Argas (Persicargas) arboreus |
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Authors: | Nawal M Shanbaky Galila M Khalil |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Entomology, Ain Shams University, Cairo Arab Republic of Egypt;2. Medical Zoology Department, NAMRU-3 Arab Republic of Egypt |
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Abstract: | The blood-meal is essential to complete ova development by supplying nutrients and by stimulating hormone production in mated female Argas (Persicargas) arboreus. Within 3 days after feeding, the hormone is synthesized in the nerve ganglion and afterward is released into the hemolymph. Isolating the ovaries by ligation from the nerve ganglion during the hormone synthesis period interfered with ova development. Injecting an extract of nerve ganglia from 3-day-fed, mated females and of hemolymph from 4-day-fed, mated females into mated, recently fed females induced the same degree of ova development in their isolated ovaries as in fed, mated control females. Injecting nerve ganglion extract from 3-day-fed, mated females into mated, unfed females did not induce ova development. |
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Keywords: | Argasidae Bloodmeal Feeding Hormonal control Reproduction Egg development Vitellogenesis Nervous system Neurosecretory cells |
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