Photo: O. Baumann
Salivary gland of the American cockroach, labeled with DAPI (blue), fluorophore-tagged phalloidin (green), and anti-phosphorylated histone-3 (red)
Organization and development of insect epithelia
Exocrine glands in insects are diverse in structure and function. We examine the complex cellular and subcellular organization of exocrine glands in insects . Moreover, we study how gland primordia, simple epithelial structures, differentiate into organs composed of various cells types with a characteristic morphology.
Photo: O. Baumann
Salivary gland of the American cockroach, labeled with DAPI (blue), fluorophore-tagged phalloidin (green), and anti-phosphorylated histone-3 (red)