ISSN:
1420-9071
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Scanning- and transmission electron microscopy show that the long, thin notosetae ofNicomache maculata are helical over much of their length, and that their finely feathered appearance is produced by a series of minutely spiny scales. The internal structure varies considerably from one end of the seta to the other. While a helical shape could result from a rotating or asymmetrical secretion-rate gradient across the chaetoblast, we raise the possibility that the spiral represents a warp in the seta following deposition of the setal material.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01935926