The organisation, fine structure and function of the excretory systems of the estuarine bivalve Scrobicularia plana (da Costa) and the freshwater bivalve Anodonta cygnea (Linne) and other selected species

The organization, fine structure and function of the excretory systems of Scrobicularia plana and Anodonta cygnea were studied. Ultrastructural evidence of a site capable of producing an ultrafiltrate of the blood, the initial stage of urine production, was found in the pericardial glands. The gland...

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Main Author: Jennings, Kevin Harry
Published: Royal Holloway, University of London 1984
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.704629