Intracellular polymerized haemocyanin in the branchial gland of a cephalopod.
Polymerized haemocyanin molecules have been identified as rings, about 25nm in diameter, forming linear arrays within cytoplasmic vesicles, close to the nucleus. They were observed by transmission electron microscopy in the polygonal cells of the branchial gland of Eledone moschata Lamarck. These observations confirm previous data suggesting that haemocyanin is synthetized in the branchial gland cells of Octopoda.
D000818:Animals; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006433:Hemocyanins / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008974:Mollusca / Q000032:analysis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009940:Organoids / Q000032:analysis; D011108:Polymers
D011108:Polymers; D006433:Hemocyanins