January 2015

Light and scanning electron microscopy of the small intestine of goat (Capra hircus)

Sections from duodenum, jejunum and ileum of local breeds of goat (Capra hircus) were studied histologically using light and scanning electron microscopy. The wall of goat small intestine is composed of typical layers: lamina epithelialis mucosae, lamina propria, lamina muscularis mucosae, tunica submucosa, tunica muscularis and tunica serosa. Small intestine villi were covered by a simple columnar epithelium with...

Author(s): Said A. Hassan and Eid A. Moussa

January 2015

Development of new combined method based on reading of ovarian tracheoles and the observation of follicular dilatations for determining the physiological age of Anopheles gambiae s.s.

The conventional dilaceration of ovaries is binding at the beginning of ovary development. However, reading ovarian tracheoles was very easy in stage I-II mean. The combination of both methods can really reduce the number of age indeterminations recorded with the two methods separately. The present study aimed to identify a method capable of determining physiological age of mosquitoes regardless of their ovarian...

Author(s): Rodrigue Anagonou, Fiacre Agossa, Virgile Gnanguenon, Roseric Azondékon, Bruno Akinro, Fréderic Oké-Agbo, Gil Germain Padonou, Renaud Govoetchan, Rock Aikpon, Arthur Sovi, Razaki Ossè, and Martin Akogbéto,