Physiology and morphology of epithelia in the freshwater demosponge, Spongilla lacustris

Epithelia form protective barriers and regulate molecule transport between the mesenchyme and environment. Amongst all metazoans, only sponges are said to lack 'true' epithelia however the physiology of sponge cell layers are rarely studied empirically. Aggregates and gemmules of a freshwa...

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Main Author: Adams, Emily
Other Authors: Leys, Sally (Biological Sciences)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10048/1411