Studies on the digestive cycle of the shore crab <i>Carcinus maenas</i> (L.) with special reference to the b cells in the hepatopancreas

Abstract

Aspects of the digestive cycle of Carcinus maenas have been studied by transmission and scanning electron microscopy, X-ray microanalysis and light microscopy. Movements of ingested material have been followed by feeding the crabs with Mytilus edulis (L.) labelled with colloidal particles of gold or thorium oxide.