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The small cells of the midgut glands of Armadillidium vulgare, Oniscus asellus, Porcellio scaber, and Alloniscus oahuensis were examined by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray microanalysis, histochemistry, and atomic absorption spectroscopy. Inclusions containing large amounts of heavy metals were the most prominent feature of these cells. Various areas of the midgut glands exhibited large differences in storage capacity. Juveniles were free of lead.
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Prosi, F., Storch, V. & Janssen, H.H. Small cells in the midgut glands of terrestrial isopoda: Sites of heavy metal accumulation. Zoomorphology 102, 53–64 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00310732
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