ISSN:
1432-1793
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract In the shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus, the digestive gland functions as the main site for the digestion, absorption and storage of nutrients and metals during the feeding stages of intermoult and for the mobilization of reserves during the non-feeding stages of pre-and post-moult. These different activities are reflected directly in the cytology of the gland. All the epithelial cells show marked fluctuations in frequency and changes in structure, form and function which occur in phase with the moult cycle. The shrimp were collected offshore from Kuwait in 1980.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00541656
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