Histology of the hepatopancreas and anterior intestine in the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium carcinus (Crustacea, Decapoda)

Abstract The purpose of this study was to describe the structure of the midgut (hepatopancreas and intestine) in the endemic species, Macrobrachium carcinus. Thirty specimens were collected, and the midgut was fixed in Bouin's solution for histological and histochemical analyzes by light micros...

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Main Authors: Thalles Fernando Rocha Ruiz, Mateus Rossetto Vidal, Karina Ribeiro, Carlos Alberto Vicentini, Irene Bastos Franceschini Vicentini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia 2020-07-01
Series:Nauplius
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972020000100222&tlng=en