Isolation, purification and partial characterization of chloragocytes from the earthworm species Lumbricus terrestris

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 185, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 123-133

  Affar, E B ^a   Dufour, M ^a   Poirier, G G ^a   Nadeau, D ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chloragocytes; Earthworm; Flow cytometry; Lumbricus terrestris; Lysosomal enzymes

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; HYDROLASE; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MEMBRANE ENZYME; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; NEUTRAL RED; OXIDOREDUCTASE; TETRAZOLIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SIZE; CELL TYPE; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYMES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LYSOSOMES; OLIGOCHAETA; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0031681314     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006882207581     Document Type: Article

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