Histomorphologic characterization of the hepatopancreas of freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879)

ABSTRACT This study aimed to describe the Macrobrachium rosenbergii hepatopancreas histomorphology. The hepatopancreas is constituted by a set of blind end tubules, divided into proximal, middle, and distal regions, with the epithelium formed by E, F, B, R, and M cells differently of other species....

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Main Authors: M.A.S. Silva, M.E. Almeida Neto, B.O. Ramiro, I.T.F. Santos, R.R. Guerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352018000501539&lng=en&tlng=en