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Blood cell types in Carcinus maenas and their physiological role

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Adele J. Williams  and
Peter L. Lutz
Adele J. Williams*
Affiliation:
Animal Physiology, School of Biological Sciences, Bath University
Peter L. Lutz
Affiliation:
Animal Physiology, School of Biological Sciences, Bath University
*
*Present address: Department of Zoology, Bristol University, Bristol.
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As recent studies have shown that in Crustacea the haemolymph plays an important role in carbohydrate metabolism (Johnston & Davies, 1972, Williams & Lutz, 1975) it is clear that a proper understanding of this phenomenon depends on an accurate knowledge of the variety of cell types found. However, an examination of the literature revealed a wide divergence of opinion in the recognition of various kinds, their relationships and their composition, with, for example, the same authors reaching quite different conclusions from similar evidence (Johnston, Davies & Elder, 1971, Johnson, Elder & Davies, 1973) (Table 1). This suggested that the subject required further examination. As both the type and number of cells may vary according to the condition of the animal (Sniesko & Taylor, 1947), it was decided to look at the blood of fed and starved specimens.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 55 , Issue 3 , August 1975 , pp. 671 - 674
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1975

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