Estimation of total hemolymph volume in the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-147

  Hurton, Lenka ^a   Berkson, Jim ^a   Smith, Stephen ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracellular fluid volume; Hemolymph volume; Horseshoe crab; Inulin; Limulus

Indexed keywords

CRAB;

ANIMALIA; LIMULUS; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; MEROSTOMATA;

EID: 22144490542     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236240500064354     Document Type: Article

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