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  • Title: The ultrastructure and histochemistry of the mesenteric connective tissue of the cockroach Periplaneta americana L. (Insecta, Dictyoptera).
    Author: François J.
    Journal: Cell Tissue Res; 1978 May 18; 189(1):91-107. PubMed ID: 667911.
    Abstract:
    The thick layer of collagenous connective tissue around the mesenteron of the cockroach Periplaneta americana has been examined by light microscopy, electron microscopy and histochemical techniques. This sheath, connected to the mesenteric epithelium by a basal lamina and traversed by longitudinal and circular musculature, tracheae and nerves, contains numerous collagen fibrils, elastic fibers, fibroblasts and rare hemocytes. Development starts during the first instars with the production of connective tissue material by fibroblasts. Glycosaminoglycans have been observed with the use of various histochemical reactions, in particular alcian blue staining, metachromasia and enzymatic digestion. The reactions indicate the presence of hyaluronic acid in the various instars, the appearance and increase of sulphated components during development, and the presence of neutral glycoproteins.
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