DMusFIG 1. Head muscles in L2, dauer and L4 larvae

DMusFIG 1: Head muscles in L2, dauer and L4 larvae.

Upper panel, arrow shows approximate position of EM slices in the head near the nerve ring.
A-C. Transverse EM sections showing head muscles (green) in an L2, dauer and L4. Dauer muscles show shrunken muscle belly (cytoplasm), but retain intact sarcomeres in a row near the cuticle.
N, nucleus. Bars, 1 μm. (Image sources: L2 [D. Riddle] 28-14 1057; dauer [D. Hall] N974 032; L4 [N. Thomson] JSH 108.)

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