The spherule cells of Holothuria polii Delle Chiaie, 1823 (Aspidochirota, Holothuroidea) during brown body formation: An ultrastructural study

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 295-301

  Pagliara, P ^a   Candia Carnevali, M D ^b   Burighel, P ^c   Ballarin, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brown bodies; Exocytosis; Holothuria; Spherule cells; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL INCLUSION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; ECHINODERM; EXOCYTOSIS; HOLOTHURIA POLII; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SPHERULE CELL;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; EXOCYTOSIS; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; INCLUSION BODIES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SEA CUCUMBERS;

ECHINODERMATA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHURIA POLII; HOLOTHUROIDEA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 2442700201     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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