%0 Journal Article
%T MUSCULAR SYSTEM OF THE Amblyomma americanum LARVAE (ACARI: IXODIDAE)
%A Casanueva
%A Mar¨ªa E.
%J Revista chilena de anatom¨ªa
%D 2001
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4067/S0716-98682001000300009
%X the muscular system of amblyomma americanum larvae from the morphological and functional point of view is studied. the capitulum is moved by four muscles: two depressors and two levators. chelicerae have three muscles: retractor, flexor and digit extensor. each segment of the palp presents two muscles - flexor and extensor - which permit the lateral movements of the palp. legs have a pair of muscles (flexor and extensor) with opposing action, related to each segment; coxae present two series more of muscles, the abductor and the adductor. the most evident systems of the body are dorso-ventral and they are inserted in the ventral side of the body
%K muscular system
%K larvae
%K amblyomma americanum.
%U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0716-98682001000300009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en