Unusual structural and chemical characteristics of the Dufour gland in the ant Meranoplus diversus
Unusual structural and chemical characteristics of the Dufour gland in the ant Meranoplus diversus
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2008.00659.x
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发表时间：
2009-03-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Farmier, Kevin
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作者：
Billen, Johan;Morgan, E. David;Farmier, Kevin
美拉诺加蜂的蜂王和工蜂的杜福尔腺都非常大。储层排列扁平上皮细胞，通常含有光滑的内质网，但也有不寻常的电子密集包涵体积聚。从化学上说，腺体含有一种不寻常的长链脂肪酸及其衍生物的混合物，包括碳氢化合物、酮类和具有长链取代基的胺类、对苯二酚和糖。鉴定出的一些物质已经被认为是昆虫防御其他节肢动物的化合物。
The Dufour gland of both queens and workers of Meranoplus diversus is very large. The reservoir is lined with flat epithelial cells, which usually contain smooth endoplasmic reticulum but also show the unusual accumulation of electron-dense inclusions. Chemically, the gland contains an unusual mixture of long-chain fatty acids and their derivatives, including hydrocarbons, ketones and amines with long-chain substituents, hydroquinone, and sugars. Some of the substances identified are already known as insect defensive compounds against other arthropods.