Stomach of Aplysia depilans (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia): A histochemical, ultrastructural, and cytochemical study

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 360-370

  Lobo Da Cunha, Alexandre ^a,b   Batista Pinto, Carla ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c High Institute of Health Sciences North   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Golgi apparatus; Lysosomes; Molluscs; Peroxisomes; Polysaccharides; Stomach

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; STOMACH; STOMACH MUCOSA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; APLYSIA; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; STOMACH;

APLYSIA; APLYSIA DEPILANS; MOLLUSCA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA;

EID: 0037984351     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10099     Document Type: Article

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