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PHAGOCYTOSIS OF BACTERIA IN VITRO BY HAEMOCYTES FROM THE CRAYFISH ( PARACHAERAPS BICARINATUS )
Author(s) -
Tyson CJ,
Jenkin CR
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1974.32
Subject(s) - crayfish , phagocytosis , hemolymph , bacteria , in vitro , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , chemistry , biochemistry , ecology , genetics
Summary A quantitative study has been made in vitro of the phagocytosis of bacteria by haemocytes from freshwater crayfish ( Pamchaeraps bicarinatus) . The data presented show that the uptake of bacteria by these cells is dependent on certain recognition factors which may be present either free in the haemolymph or associated with the plasma membrane of phagocytic cells.