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Histochemical analysis of the nit of Pediculus humanus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae)
C N Burkhart1, J Arbogast, P Smythe
1Department of Biology, University of Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
Journal of Medical Entomology
|September 1, 1999
Abstract:
Histochemical stainings of head louse nits were performed and observations indicated that the nit sheath was nonchitinous. One discernable membrane composed of hyaluronic acid was established that encircled the larvae within the egg. The structural framework of the egg included a definite lattice around each aeropyle of the operculum, through which oxygen exchange occurred.