Exogenous 20-hydroxyecdysone induces epidermal carbonic anhydrase but inhibits exoskeletal calcification in the post-ecdysial blue crab, Callinectes sapidus.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.07.018
Abstract: The crustacean exoskeleton is composed primarily of chitin, proteins and various inorganic compounds. It is the inorganic compounds, such as calcium and magnesium, that underlie the exoskeletal mineralization process following ecdysis. Little is known about… read more here.
Keywords: carbonic anhydrase; post ecdysial; blue crab; crab callinectes ... See more keywords