The structure of the antennal heart of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus)
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The structure of the antennal heart of Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) was observed using light and electron microscopy. The antennal heart consists of several distinct regions including a single layer of columnar cells, the chamber walls, the valve, the z-body, the muscle fibres, and the connective tissue filaments. The columnar cells are structurally similar to secretory and osmoregulatory cells. Features of tendinous epidermal cells typically involved in the attachment of muscles to the cuticle can be observed in various areas of the antennal heart when it is examined as a whole. A model describing the pumping mechanism of the antennal heart in A. aegypti is presented.
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