Digestive enzymes in the ontogenetic stages of the southern king crab, Lithodes santolla

The early ontogenetic stages of the sub-Antarctic king crab Lithodes santolla were analyzed for the presence and activities of a set of important digestive enzymes. The eggs and non-feeding larvae (zoea I-III, megalopa) showed high activities of esterases, phosphatases, and exopeptidases indicating...

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Main Authors: Saborowski, R. (Author), Thatje, S. (Author), Calcagno, J.A (Author), Lovrich, G.A (Author), Anger, K. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2006.
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