Germ band retraction as a landmark in glucose metabolism during Aedes aegypti embryogenesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mosquito A. aegypti is vector of dengue and other viruses. New methods of vector control are needed and can be achieved by a better understanding of the life cycle of this insect. Embryogenesis is a part of A. aegypty life cycle that is poorly understood. In insects in general and in mosquitoes in particular energetic metabolism is well studied during oogenesis, when the oocyte exhibits fast growth, accumulating carbohydrates, lipids and proteins that will meet the regulatory and metabolic needs of the developing embryo. On the other hand, events related with energetic metabolism during A. aegypti embryogenesis are unknown.

Results

Glucose metabolism was investigated throughout Aedes aegypti (Diptera) embryonic development. Both cellular blastoderm formation (

SUBMITTER: Vital W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2838828 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature