Ultrastructure of Connective Tissue Cells of Giant African Snails Achatina fulica (Bowdich)

Authors

  • Viyada Seehabutr Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.

Keywords:

connective tissue cells, pore cell, vesicular connective tissue cell, amoebocyte, fibroblast, muscle cell

Abstract

The connective tissue sheath of cerebral ganglion of giant African snails Achatina fulica (Bowdich) contain many types of cells such as pore cells, granular cells, vesicular connective tissue cells, amoebocytes, fibroblasts and muscle cells. Pore cells are characterized by numerous invagination of the cell membrane. Granular cells contain numerous granules. The vesicular connective tissue cells contain round nuclei, located in the centre of the cells. Amoebocytes have pseudopodia. Fibroblasts are spindle-shaped or elongate cells. They contain ovoid or elongate nuclei. Muscle cells have ovoid nuclei located in the centre of the cells.

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Published

2002-09-30

How to Cite

Viyada Seehabutr. 2002. “Ultrastructure of Connective Tissue Cells of Giant African Snails Achatina Fulica (Bowdich)”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 36 (3). Bangkok, Thailand:285-90. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/242732.

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 3 (2002): July-September

Section

Research Article

License

online 2452-316X print 2468-1458/Copyright © 2022. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/),
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