The uptake of macromolecules and larger energy-rich particles into the cell is known as
phagocytosis. Phagocytosed material is enzymatically degraded in membrane-bound …

The phylum Mollusca is one of the largest and more diversified among metazoan phyla,
comprising many thousand species living in ocean, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems …

Although Aplysia depilans is a widely known European species and the type species of the
genus, the distinctions that separate it from other related congeners are not entirely clear …

To continue the investigation on the digestive system of polyplacophoran molluscs, a
histological and ultrastructural study of the oesophagus, stomach and intestine of …

We previously used bioassay‐guided fractionation to identify phycoerythrobilin (1) and its
monomethyl ester, aplysioviolin (2), as components in the ink secretion of a marine …

The exploitation of marine organisms for human nutritional and pharmaceutical purposes
has revealed important chemical prototypes for the discovery of new drugs, stimulating …

The esophagus and intestine form the longest regions of the digestive tract in the giant
keyhole limpet and are lined by epithelial cells sharing a common morphology and …

The digestive gland was studied by light and electron microscopy in six species of
cephalaspidean gastropods including herbivores and carnivores, representing the families …

To understand the digestive functions in the giant keyhole limpet, it is important to know the
types of cells present in each region of the gut and their roles in the secretion of digestive …

Abstract Lobo‐da‐Cunha, A., Oliveira, E., Alves, Â., Coelho, R. and Calado, G. 2010. Light
and electron microscopic study of the anterior oesophagus of Bulla striata (Mollusca …