The lysosomes of earthworm chloragocytes: Biochemical and morphological characterization

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 323-340

  Peeters Joris, Chantal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chloragocytes; Chloragosomes; Earthworms; Fractionation; Lysosomes; Microscopy; Mit ochondria; Peroxisomes

Indexed keywords

ACID HYDROLASE; FERRITIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; LYSOSOME; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM CELL; SOLUBILIZATION;

EID: 0034233338     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(00)00217-8     Document Type: Article

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