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Characterization of haemocytes of the Indian edible oyster, Crassostrea madrasensis (Preston)

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Title Characterization of haemocytes of the Indian edible oyster, Crassostrea madrasensis (Preston)
 
Creator Ittoop, Gijo
George, K C
Sanil, N K
George, Rani Mary
Sobhana, K S
Nisha, P C
 
Subject Edible oyster
 
Description The haemocytes of the Indian edible oyster Crassostrea
madrasensis were characterized using light and
electron microscopy. The light microscopic study
was conducted by staining a monolayer of the haemocytes
with Geimsa. Cells without granules and
with a large nucleus occupying much of the cytoplasmic
area were grouped as hyalinocytes. Those
with lesser amounts of basophilic cytoplasmic granules
were characterized as semigranulocytes and
those with large amounts of a mixture of acidophilic
and basophilic granules were termed as granulocytes.
Ultrastructural studies also revealed the
presence of three types of haemocytes. Scanning
electron microscopic studies were used to study the
spreading behaviour of the haemocytes. Cytochemical
studies revealed the presence of acidphosphatase,
peroxidase and prophenol oxidase in the cells.
 
Publisher Blackwell Publishing
 
Date 2006
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/5805/1/47.pdf
Ittoop, Gijo and George, K C and Sanil, N K and George, Rani Mary and Sobhana, K S and Nisha, P C (2006) Characterization of haemocytes of the Indian edible oyster, Crassostrea madrasensis (Preston). Aquaculture Research, 37. pp. 1636-1643.