Mosquito Ovariole (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Mosquito Ovariole

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A confocal microscopic image showing a developing egg, called an oocyte, inside the ovaries of a blood fed Aedes aegypti mosquito. Follicle cells surrounding the developing egg secrete numerous eggshell proteins, including the EOF-1 protein.

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Jun Isoe

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