Involvement of pteridines in the body coloration of the isopod Armadillidium vulgare.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0749.1998.tb00496.x

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Involvement of pteridines in the body coloration of the isopod Armadillidium vulgare.

Pigment cell research - 1 Dec 1998

Negishi S, Hasegawa Y, Katoh S

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The pteridine content was measured as a function of age in Armadillidium vulgare, and the fine structure of the pteridine-containing granules in the integument was examined in relation to pteridine content. Yellow chromatophores are an essential component of the cream-markings, which are a defini...

Topics

Age Factors
Animals
Chromatophores
Crustacea
Female
Male
Phenothiazines
Phenotype
Pteridines
Skin Pigmentation

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