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Fig. 8 | Applied Microscopy

Fig. 8

From: Fine structure of the silk spinning system in the caddisworm, Hydatophylax nigrovittatus (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae)

Fig. 8

Transmission electron micrographs of the anterior silk gland in the caddisworm H. nigrovittatus.a The adhesive products are produced as electron–lucent spherical granules (Sg). b, c In the cytoplasm, extensive rough endoplasmic reticulum (Er) and cisternae of Golgi apparatus are seen. Mv: microvilli. d The secretory granules are discharged into the lumen and then mixed to silk dope (Sd). Scale bars indicate 5 μm (a), 2 μm (b), 1 μm (c), and 0.5 μm (d), respectively

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