Live Detection of Intracellular Chitin in Butterfly Wing Epithelial Cells In Vivo Using Fluorescent Brightener 28: Implications for the Development of Scales and Color Patterns
Chitin is the major component of the extracellular cuticle and plays multiple roles in insects. In butterflies, chitin builds wing scales for structural colors. Here, we show that intracellular chitin in live cells can be detected in vivo with fluorescent brightener 28 (FB28), focusing on wing epith...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-09-01
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Series: | Insects |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/9/753 |