The oral gland, a new exocrine organ of termites
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41320%2F19%3AN0000134" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41320/19:N0000134 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60077344:_____/19:00510915
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1467803919300441?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1467803919300441?via%3Dihub</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2019.100876" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.asd.2019.100876</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The oral gland, a new exocrine organ of termites
Original language description
Termites have a rich set of exocrine glands. These glands are located all over the body, appearing in the head, thorax, legs and abdomen. Here, we describe the oral gland, a new gland formed by no more than a few tens of Class I secretory cells. The gland is divided into two secretory regions located just behind the mouth, on the dorsal and ventral side of the pharynx, respectively. The dominant secretory organelle is a smooth endoplasmic reticulum. Secretion release is under direct control of axons located within basal invaginations of the secretory cells. The secretion is released through a modified porous cuticle located at the mouth opening. We confirmed the presence of the oral gland in workers and soldiers of several wood- and soil-feeding species of Rhinotermitidae and Termitidae, suggesting a broader distribution of the oral gland among termites. The oral gland is the smallest exocrine gland described in termites so far. We hypothesise that the oily secretion can either ease the passage of food or serve as a primer pheromone.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10616 - Entomology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Arthropod Structure & Development
ISSN
1467-8039
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
51
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2019
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
5
Pages from-to
32-36
UT code for WoS article
000518106500004
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85070279318