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mx id: 14202 | OBO id: HAO:0002591 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0002591

Dufour's gland synonyms: alkaline gland

Definition:

The accessory gland that is not paired and empties into the female reproductive duct and is composed of class III gland cells.

written by: Eggs, B., S. Fischer, M. Csader, I. Mikó, A. Rack, and O. Betz. 2023. Terebra steering in chalcidoid wasps. Frontiers in Zoology 20:26.

Relationships / properties:

The Dufour's gland is a accessory gland.

The Dufour's gland is part of the body. The Dufour's gland is part of the ovipositor apparatus.

Dufour's gland by Eggs, B., S. Fischer, M. Csader, I. Mikó, A. Rack, and O. Betz. 2023. Terebra steering in chalcidoid wasps. Frontiers in Zoology 20:26.

Dufour's gland by Formesyn, E.M., Danneels, E.L. and de Graaf, D.C., 2012. Proteomics of the venom of the parasitoid Nasonia vitripennis. In Parasitoid Viruses (pp. 233-246). Academic Press.

alkaline gland by Ratcliffe, N.A. and King, P.E., 1967, June. The “venom” system of Nasonia vitripennis (Walker)(Hymenoptera: pteromalidae). In Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series A, General Entomology (Vol. 42, No. 4‐6, pp. 49-61). Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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