The morphology of autotomy structures in the sea cucumber Eupentacta quinquesemita before and during evisceration

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 849-863

  Byrne, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eupentacta quinquesemita; Evisceration; Holothuroidea; Mutable connective tissue; Sea cucumber

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDERMIS; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHARYNX; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA CUCUMBER; TENDON; VISCERA;

ANIMALS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EPIDERMIS; INTESTINES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHARYNX; SEA CUCUMBERS; TENDONS; VISCERA;

ANIMALIA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DENDROCHIROTIDA; ECHINODERMATA; EUPENTACTA QUINQUESEMITA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035746228     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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