Crabs are encased in a rigid exoskeleton or cuticle that is hardened by both protein crosslinking and calcification. In order to grow, the exoskeleton must be periodically molted. The two outermost layers of the exoskeleton of crabs are deposited prior to the molt, but remain uncalcified until the animal sheds its old exoskeleton. The inhibition of premolt calcification and initiation of postmolt calcification are effected by biochemical changes in the organic matrix. In the 2 h after the molt, sugar moieties are enzymatically altered on cuticular glycoproteins by an N-acetylhexosaminidase secreted by the underlying epithelium. These alterations appear to unmask nucleation sites that allow calcification to commence. The initial deposition o...
After moulting, blue crabs {Callinectes sapidus) acclimated to a salinity of 2 %o were able to calci...
<div><p>Crustacean calcium bodies are epithelial sacs which contain a mineralized matrix. The object...
Background: Crustaceans represent an attractive model to study biomineralization and cuticle matrix ...
A series of experiments was conducted to elucidate the events immediately preceding and following mo...
Ocean acidification can affect the ability of calcifying organisms to build and maintain mineralized...
Calcium bodies are specialized organs of terrestrial isopod crustaceans (woodlice) in the family Tri...
19 pagesInternational audienceFor growing, crustaceans have to molt cyclically because of the presen...
For growing, crustaceans have to molt cyclically because of the presence of a rigid exoskeleton. Mos...
During its life cycle Carcinus maenas (Decapoda, Portunidae) goes through several phases of the moul...
We describe here an in vitro investigation of the formation and dissolution of the crustacean exoske...
Crustaceans represent an attractive model to study biomineralization and cuticle matrix formation, a...
ABSTRACT: By employing modifications of the molt classification by Drach (1939) and Hiatt (1948), it...
By employing modifications of the molt classification by Drach (1939) and Hiatt (1948), it was disc...
Typescript.Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii, 1965.Bibliography: leaves 138-147.vii, 147 l mount...
The formation of the cuticle was investigated during moulting of the isopod crustacean Ligia italica...
After moulting, blue crabs {Callinectes sapidus) acclimated to a salinity of 2 %o were able to calci...
<div><p>Crustacean calcium bodies are epithelial sacs which contain a mineralized matrix. The object...
Background: Crustaceans represent an attractive model to study biomineralization and cuticle matrix ...
A series of experiments was conducted to elucidate the events immediately preceding and following mo...
Ocean acidification can affect the ability of calcifying organisms to build and maintain mineralized...
Calcium bodies are specialized organs of terrestrial isopod crustaceans (woodlice) in the family Tri...
19 pagesInternational audienceFor growing, crustaceans have to molt cyclically because of the presen...
For growing, crustaceans have to molt cyclically because of the presence of a rigid exoskeleton. Mos...
During its life cycle Carcinus maenas (Decapoda, Portunidae) goes through several phases of the moul...
We describe here an in vitro investigation of the formation and dissolution of the crustacean exoske...
Crustaceans represent an attractive model to study biomineralization and cuticle matrix formation, a...
ABSTRACT: By employing modifications of the molt classification by Drach (1939) and Hiatt (1948), it...
By employing modifications of the molt classification by Drach (1939) and Hiatt (1948), it was disc...
Typescript.Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii, 1965.Bibliography: leaves 138-147.vii, 147 l mount...
The formation of the cuticle was investigated during moulting of the isopod crustacean Ligia italica...
After moulting, blue crabs {Callinectes sapidus) acclimated to a salinity of 2 %o were able to calci...
<div><p>Crustacean calcium bodies are epithelial sacs which contain a mineralized matrix. The object...
Background: Crustaceans represent an attractive model to study biomineralization and cuticle matrix ...