Carbohydrate Moieties and Cytoenzymatic Characterization of Hemocytes in Whiteleg Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

Hemocytes represent one of the most important defense mechanisms against foreign material in Crustacea and are also involved in a variety of other physiological responses. Fluorescent lectin-binding assays and cytochemical reactions were used to identify specificity and distribution of carbohydrate...

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Main Authors: Norma Estrada, Edwin Velázquez, Carmen Rodríguez-Jaramillo, Felipe Ascencio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Cell Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9032181