Fig. 1. Comparison of cell numbers in the five Malpighian tubules of mosquitoes.
Total, principal and stellate cell counts, and cell count in alkaline
phosphatase domain, for the longest (1) to the shortest (5) tubule in each
insect. Data are means ± S.E.M.
(N=10) for Ae. aegypti (left) and An. stephensi
(right).