Fig. 1. (A) DH31 ELISA standard curve (
) and the dilutions of the
R. prolixus CNS (). Note the log scale for
Rhopr/Dippu-DH31. (B) Quantification of DH31-like
immunoreactive material in the CNS of 5th instar R. prolixus (male
and female). Abbreviations: CC, corpus cardiacum; SOG, suboesophageal
ganglion; PRO, prothoracic ganglion; MTGM, mesothoracic ganglionic mass; and
ABN, abdominal nerves.