Journal article
Studies on the erythrocytes of larval and adult lampreys (Lampetra fluviatilis)
Acta Zoologica, Vol.55(3), pp.173-177
1974
Abstract
The erythrocytes of larval and adult Lampetra fluviatilis were examined in suspensions of whole blood, solutions of various ionic strengths, scanning electron photomicrographs and air dried smears. Although a wide range of shapes were observed in hyper- and hypotonic solutions, the cells in whole blood and isotonic solutions were predominantly biconcave with an eccentric nucleus. The biconcave shape was also seen in scanning electron photomicrographs of erythrocytes fixed with glutaraldehyde in lamprey Ringer. The mean diameter of larval and adult cells in whole blood suspensions was 11.2 and 11.6 μm respectively. Although in air dried smears the areas of the larval and adult erythrocytes were virtually identical, the erythrocyte nuclear area was markedly higher in ammocoetes with only a small amount of overlap between the values obtained for the two stages in the life cycle.
Details
- Title
- Studies on the erythrocytes of larval and adult lampreys (Lampetra fluviatilis)
- Authors/Creators
- I.C. Potter (Author/Creator) - University of BathE.S. Robinson (Author/Creator) - University of BathI.D. Brown (Author/Creator) - University of Bath
- Publication Details
- Acta Zoologica, Vol.55(3), pp.173-177
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005539574107891
- Copyright
- © 1974 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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