A micro-spreading improvement for spermatogenic chromosomes from Triatominae (Hemiptera-Reduviidae).
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Camargo, M; Duque-Correa, MA; Berrío, A
Published in: Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
May 2006
Cytogenetics of triatomines have been a valuable biological tool for the study of evolution, taxonomy, and epidemiology of these vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi. Here we present a single microtube protocol that combines micro-centrifugation and micro-spreading, allowing high quality cytogenetic preparations from male gonadal material of Rhodnius prolixus and Triatoma lecticularia. The amount of cellular scattering can be modulated, which can be useful if small aggregates of synchronous cells are desired. Moreover, a higher number of slides per gonad can be obtained with fully flattened clean chromosomal spreads with minimum overlaps, optimal for classical and modern molecular cytogenetic analyses.
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Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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EISSN
1678-8060
ISSN
0074-0276
Publication Date
May 2006
Volume
101
Issue
3
Start / End Page
339 / 340
Related Subject Headings
- Tropical Medicine
- Triatoma
- Testis
- Rhodnius
- Metaphase
- Male
- Insect Vectors
- Cytogenetic Analysis
- Chromosomes
- Animals
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Camargo, M., Duque-Correa, M. A., & Berrío, A. (2006). A micro-spreading improvement for spermatogenic chromosomes from Triatominae (Hemiptera-Reduviidae). Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 101(3), 339–340. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0074-02762006000300021
Camargo, Mauricio, María Adelaida Duque-Correa, and Alejandro Berrío. “A micro-spreading improvement for spermatogenic chromosomes from Triatominae (Hemiptera-Reduviidae).” Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 101, no. 3 (May 2006): 339–40. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0074-02762006000300021.
Camargo M, Duque-Correa MA, Berrío A. A micro-spreading improvement for spermatogenic chromosomes from Triatominae (Hemiptera-Reduviidae). Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 2006 May;101(3):339–40.
Camargo, Mauricio, et al. “A micro-spreading improvement for spermatogenic chromosomes from Triatominae (Hemiptera-Reduviidae).” Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, vol. 101, no. 3, May 2006, pp. 339–40. Epmc, doi:10.1590/s0074-02762006000300021.
Camargo M, Duque-Correa MA, Berrío A. A micro-spreading improvement for spermatogenic chromosomes from Triatominae (Hemiptera-Reduviidae). Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 2006 May;101(3):339–340.
Published In
Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
DOI
EISSN
1678-8060
ISSN
0074-0276
Publication Date
May 2006
Volume
101
Issue
3
Start / End Page
339 / 340
Related Subject Headings
- Tropical Medicine
- Triatoma
- Testis
- Rhodnius
- Metaphase
- Male
- Insect Vectors
- Cytogenetic Analysis
- Chromosomes
- Animals