Ultrastructure, histochemistry, and mineralization patterns in the ecdysial suture of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 479-499

  Priester, Carolina ^a   Dillaman, Richard M ^a   Gay, D Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous calcium carbonate; Biomineralization; Calcification; Crustacean; Ecdysis; Lectin; Molt

Indexed keywords

PLANT LECTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE MINERALIZATION; BRACHYURA; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FEMALE; MOLTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLTING; PLANT LECTINS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CRUSTACEA; LENS CULINARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 28744437976     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927605050555     Document Type: Article

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