Nunes, Erika TakagiScopinho Furquim, Karim Christina [UNESP]Bechara, Gervasio Henrique [UNESP]2014-05-202014-05-202010-10-01Ultrastructural Pathology. New York: Informa Healthcare, v. 34, n. 5, p. 288-300, 2010.0191-3123http://hdl.handle.net/11449/3086The ultrastructure of the salivary glands of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus females is described during feeding. In beginning of feeding, individuals show acini I with many mitochondria and wide basal labyrinth in peripheral cells; glycoprotein granules only in b and c(3) cells (acini II); and epithelial interstitial cells with developed basal labyrinth between f cells (acini III). Semi-engorged females show cells in degeneration, with autophagic vacuoles, lysosomes, myelin figures, and irregular, condensed, and/or fragmented nuclei, in addition to apoptotic bodies. R. B. microplus points to apoptosis in these organs before the detachment from the host, in contrast to others tick species.</.288-300engArtigo10.3109/01913123.2010.484288WOS:000282644500007Acesso restrito2382374201685423