Tracer studies of food absorption in the digestive tract of Nautilus pompilius (Cephalopoda, Tetrabranchiata)

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 300, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 173-179

  Westermann, Bettina ^a   Beuerlein, Knut ^a   Ruth, Peter ^a   Schipp, Rudolf ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

14C labelled food; Absorption; Autoradiography; Digestive organs; Ferritin; Light and electron microscopy; Nautilus pompilius (Cephalopoda)

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; FERRITIN; TRACER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CECUM; CEPHALOPOD; DIGESTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FOOD STORAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; MALE; MIDGUT; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHRIMP;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); NAUTILOIDEA; NAUTILUS POMPILIUS;

EID: 0034037143     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050058     Document Type: Article

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