Distribution of tunichrome and vanadium in sea squirt blood cells sorted by flow cytometry.

Autor: Oltz, E., Pollack, S., Delohery, T., Smith, M., Ojika, M., Lee, S., Kustin, K., Nakanishi, K.
Zdroj: Experientia; Feb1989, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p186-190, 5p
Abstrakt: Specialized blood cells of many tunicates accumulate high concentrations of vanadium and phenolic peptide pigments called tunichromes (TC). In order to determine whether V and TC reside in the same cells, Ascidia nigra and Ascidia ceratodes blood cell subpopulations were isolated by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (flow cytometry) and chemically analyzed. V was found in the spherical, gree/grey signet ring cells, and to a lesser degree in the mulberry-shaped, yellow/ green morula cells (MRs), whereas free TC was detected mainly in MRs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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