Blood cell histology of horseshoe crab, Tachypleus gigas

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 275-283

  Shakibazadeh, Sh ^a   Christianus, A ^a   Hajeb, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Amoebocytes; Granular blood cell; Histology; Horseshoe crab; Tachypleus gigas

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEROSTOMATA; TACHYPLEUS; TACHYPLEUS GIGAS;

EID: 84873663431     PISSN: 16839919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2013.275.283     Document Type: Article

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