Journals / Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences / 2002 / Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 2

Haemocyte Classification and Differential Counts in the Freshwater Crab, Potamon fluviatilis

Pages
403–406
DOI
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Abstract

Three haemocyte groups were identified in the freshwater crab, Potamon fluviatilis: hyalinocytes, semigranulocytes and granulocytes. The proportion of hyalinocytes was found to be 15%, that of semigranulocytes 54.25% and that of 30.75% granulocytes.

Özet

Three haemocyte groups were identified in the freshwater crab, Potamon fluviatilis: hyalinocytes, semigranulocytes and granulocytes. The proportion of hyalinocytes was found to be 15%, that of semigranulocytes 54.25% and that of 30.75% granulocytes.

Keywords: Freshwater crab, Potamon fluviatilis, haemocyte, hyalinocytes, semigranulocytes and granulocytes