title: The hemopoietic character of the "cephalic gland" in the crayfish Orconectes limosus.
abstract: Topographical, histological, and radioimmunological reinvestigations of the "cephalic gland" in the head of the crayfish Orconectes limosus demonstrated that this tissue is not of an endocrine nature. It is a part of the hemopoietic tissue and does not produce ecdysteroids.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003400:Astacoidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D008938:Mitosis; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000033:anatomy & histology