A clottable protein (coagulogen) from hemocyte lysate of Japanese horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus): isolation, properties and mechanism of gel formation.
1977
S Nakamura, and
S Iwanaga, and
M Niwa, and
T Harada
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D001773
Blood Cells
The cells found in the body fluid circulating throughout the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.
Colloids with a solid continuous phase and liquid as the dispersed phase; gels may be unstable when, due to temperature or other cause, the solid phase liquefies; the resulting colloid is called a sol.
D006434
Hemocytes
Any blood or formed element especially in invertebrates.
Hemocyte
D006737
Horseshoe Crabs
An arthropod subclass (Xiphosura) comprising the North American (Limulus) and Asiatic (Tachypleus) genera of horseshoe crabs.
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.
Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001181
Arthropods
Members of the phylum Arthropoda, composed of organisms having a hard, jointed exoskeleton and paired jointed legs. It includes the class INSECTS and the subclass ARACHNIDA, many species of which are important medically as parasites or as vectors of organisms capable of causing disease in man.
Arthropoda,Arthropod
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