Light and electron microscopy studies of the oesophagus and crop epithelium in Aplysia depilans (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 447-456

  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

Cytochemistry; Digestive tract; Gastropoda; Mucus cells; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARYLSULFATASE; CATALASE; FAT DROPLET; GLYCOGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LYSOSOME; MUCOUS CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SECRETORY VESICLE;

ANIMALIA; APLYSIA; APLYSIA DEPILANS; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA;

EID: 29144522191     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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