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Studies On the Structural Properties of the Egg Shell of the Brine Shrimp Artemia Salina (L., 1758) (Branchiopoda, Anostraca)

Studies On the Structural Properties of the Egg Shell of the Brine Shrimp Artemia Salina (L.,... STUDIES ON THE STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF THE EGG SHELL OF THE BRINE SHRIMP ARTEMIA SALINA (L., 1758) (BRANCHIOPODA, ANOSTRACA) BY N. MUNUSWAMY Unit of Invertebrate Reproduction, Department of Zoology, Life Science Building, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Madras - 600 025, India RÉSUMÉ L'observation au microscope électronique (scanning) de la surface de l'œuf d'Artemia salina montre que la membrane tertiaire externe est lisse avec une surface granuleuse. Les enveloppes des œufs hydratés et secs montrent la même morphologie au microscope électronique. L'implication des composés aromatiques dans la stabilisation de la lipoprotéine dans l'enveloppe de l'œuf est étudiée en employant divers tests de solubilité. La topographie de la surface et ses propriétés structurales sont discutées en relation avec la cryptobiose. INTRODUCTION It is well known that the brine shrimp Artemia salina (L., 1758) has unusual physiological features. One such unique characteristic is that their cysts (shelled eggs) are capable of withstanding long periods of desiccation, during which time the embryo may enter a state of cryptobiosis (Anderson et al., 1970). The Artemia cysts collected from Tuticorin, South India, showed poor hatchability. Besides this the South India strain produces both thin- and thick- shelled eggs. In general, the thin-shelled eggs http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

Studies On the Structural Properties of the Egg Shell of the Brine Shrimp Artemia Salina (L., 1758) (Branchiopoda, Anostraca)

Munuswamy, N.
Crustaceana , Volume 54 (1): 39 – Jan 1, 1988
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© 1988 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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STUDIES ON THE STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF THE EGG SHELL OF THE BRINE SHRIMP ARTEMIA SALINA (L., 1758) (BRANCHIOPODA, ANOSTRACA) BY N. MUNUSWAMY Unit of Invertebrate Reproduction, Department of Zoology, Life Science Building, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Madras - 600 025, India RÉSUMÉ L'observation au microscope électronique (scanning) de la surface de l'œuf d'Artemia salina montre que la membrane tertiaire externe est lisse avec une surface granuleuse. Les enveloppes des œufs hydratés et secs montrent la même morphologie au microscope électronique. L'implication des composés aromatiques dans la stabilisation de la lipoprotéine dans l'enveloppe de l'œuf est étudiée en employant divers tests de solubilité. La topographie de la surface et ses propriétés structurales sont discutées en relation avec la cryptobiose. INTRODUCTION It is well known that the brine shrimp Artemia salina (L., 1758) has unusual physiological features. One such unique characteristic is that their cysts (shelled eggs) are capable of withstanding long periods of desiccation, during which time the embryo may enter a state of cryptobiosis (Anderson et al., 1970). The Artemia cysts collected from Tuticorin, South India, showed poor hatchability. Besides this the South India strain produces both thin- and thick- shelled eggs. In general, the thin-shelled eggs

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