ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS)
;
tunicates
;
morula cells
;
signet ring cells
;
vanadium
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Specialized blood cells of many tunicates accumulate high concentrations of vanadium and phenolic peptide pigments called tunichromes (TC). In order to determine whether V and TC reside in the same cells,Ascidia nigra andAscidia ceratodes blood cell subpopulations were isolated by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (flow cytometry) and chemically analyzed. V was found in the spherical, gree/grey signet ring cells, and to a lesser degree in the mulberry-shaped, yellow/ green morula cells (MRs), whereas free TC was detected mainly in MRs.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01954871
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