Fig. 1
From: Transcriptional profiling and physiological roles of Aedes aegypti spermathecal-related genes
Schematic representation of a section of the Ae. aegypti spermatheca. (c) reservoir cuticle, (D) spermathecal duct, (dc) duct cuticle, (dep) duct epithelium with columnar cells, (dG) individual duct gland cell, (DL) duct lumen, (ep) spermathecal reservoir epithelium with flattened cells, (G) spermathecal gland with prominent cells, (L) reservoir lumen, (m) muscle, (n) nuclei, (spz) spermatozoa in circles, (*) opening of a glandular cell ductule through the cuticle of reservoir. Not to scale