Fatty acid composition and ultrastructure of photoreceptive membranes in the crayfish Procambarus clarkii under conditions of thermal and photic stress

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Kashiwagi, T ^a   Meyer Rochow, V B ^b   Nishimura, K ^c   Eguchi, E ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compound eyes; Crayfish; Fatty acid composition; Gas chromatography; Rhabdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031038315     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050041     Document Type: Article

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