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Article: Analysis of calcium concentration fluctuations in hepatopancreatic R cells of Marsupenaeus japonicus during the molting cycle.
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- The Biological Bulletin
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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Introduction
The epithelial cells of the crustacean hepatopancreas play an important role in the [Ca.sup.2+] balance of the whole organism during the molting cycle (Wheatly, 1996, 1997, 1999). The epithelial layer of crustacean hepatopancreas consists of four cell types: E (embryonic), R (resorptive), F (fibrillar), and B (blister-like) cells (Jacobs, 1928; Hirsch and Jacobs, 1930). At present the functions carried out by each cell type are not well understood, although different authors have commented upon the physiological roles of these cells (Gibson and Barker, 1979; Dall and Moriarty, 1983; Al-Mohanna and Nott, 1986; Paquet et al., 1993; Verri et al., 2001). ...