Urate cells and tissues in the south American apple snail Pomacea canaliculata

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 259-266

  Giraud Billoud, M ^a   Koch, E ^a   Vega, I A ^a   Gamarra Luques, C ^a   Castro Vazquez, A ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; FRUIT; ORGANIC ACID; SNAIL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CRUSTACEA; CTENIDIUM; GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; POMACEA CANALICULATA;

EID: 48749113095     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyn017     Document Type: Article

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