Epithelial thickness and lipid droplets in the hepatopancreas of Porcellio scaber (Crustacea: Isopoda) in different physiological conditions

Zoology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 419-432

  Lešer, Vladka ^a   Drobne, Damjana ^a   Vilhar, Barbara ^a   Kladnik, Aleš ^a   Žnidaršič, Nada ^a   Štrus, Jasna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

B cells; Digestive gland; Hepatopancreatic epithelium; Molt cycle; Stress status

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DIET RESTRICTION; EPITHELIUM; HEPATOPANCREAS; ISOPODA; MOLTING; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIUM; FASTING; HEPATOPANCREAS; ISOPODA; LIPIDS; MOLTING; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; ISOPODA; PORCELLIO SCABER;

EID: 50149116819     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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