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A study has been made of the inclusions found in living and fixed nerve cells in the central nervous systems of two genera of portunid crabs, Callinectes and Carcinus. In order to discover if any of the types of inclusions found in neuro- secretory cells is unique to these cells, and therefore, by inference, directly associated with the production, Iransport or storage of hormonally active substances, the inclusions of nerve cells whose endocrine function is not in doubt have been compared with inclusions of other nerve cells in the eyestalk, brain and thoracic ganglion.
An abstract of part of a thesis presented to Harvard University in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. This work was supported in part by an E. L. Mark Fellowship and in part by a National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship.
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Potter, D.D. (1958). Observations on the Neurosecretory System of Portunid Crabs. In: Bargmann, W., Hanström, B., Scharrer, B., Scharrer, E. (eds) Zweites Internationales Symposium über Neurosekretion. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-53252-8_23
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