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Structure and possible functions of the calcospherite-rich cells (R* cells) in the digestive gland of the shore crab Carcinus maenas
Loret, S.M.; Devos, P.E. (1992). Structure and possible functions of the calcospherite-rich cells (R* cells) in the digestive gland of the shore crab Carcinus maenas. Cell Tissue Res. 267(1): 105-111. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00318696
In: Cell and Tissue Research. Springer: Berlin; Heidelberg. ISSN 0302-766x; e-ISSN 1432-0878, more
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Keywords
    Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    CALCOSPHERITE; CELL ISOLATION; HEPATOPANCREAS; GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATASE;CARCINUS-MAENAS (CRUSTACEA)

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  • Loret, S.M.
  • Devos, P.E.

Abstract
    R*-cells of the digestive gland of Carcinus maenas have been investigated functionally and morphologically. A comparison of the capacity of separated cell suspensions to synthesize glycogen gave support to the hypothesis that R and R* cells belong to the same cell line. The unexpected observation of R* cells in gastric juice suggests that their release could represent a mode of redistribution of carbohydrate stores when the feeding activity of the crab is lower. Under electron microscopy, the calcospherites of R* cells appeared to be surrounded by multiple membranous layers, and displayed tubular and vesicular structures in their core. High glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) activity in the subcellular fraction that is enriched in calcospherites suggests that these membranes are derived from the endoplasmic reticulum, via a process in which the enzyme plays a key role. We propose that this is the way by which the R cell differentiates into R* cell.

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