Lobster diseases

Lobster claw leg.

His right leg was shorter than the left and ended in a conical stump. The foot had a well developed big toe and rudimentary second toe, and was located halfway up the lateral aspect ofthe leg (Fig. 1). The lateral three toes were absent. He could grasp the examiner’s two fingers firmly with this clawlike malformation and pick up a rubber ball 4 cm in diameter. His hips, femora, knees, left leg ...

Lobster olfactory genomics.

Lobsters have numerous adaptive specializations of the olfactory system that make them especially suitable model organisms for the study of olfaction. Recent work using genomics and physiological genomics to study the lobster olfactory organ extends the advantages of their use further. A subtracted cDNA library from the mature zone of the olfactory organ and 3 physiological genomics experiments...

Dermatoses in lobster fisherman.

Ectrodactyly or Lobster Claw Syndrome ,

Split-hand/split-foot malformation is a rare limb malformation with median clefts of the hands and feet and aplasia/hypoplasia of the phalanges, metacarpals and metatarsals. When present as an isolated anomaly, it is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant form We report a case of autosomal dominant inheritance and discuss the antenatal diagnosis, genetic counseling and treatment for the mal...

Epithelial glucose transport by lobster antennal gland

Transport of d-[3H]glucose into lobster (Homarus americanus) brush-border membrane vesicles (BBMVs) prepared by Mg2+ precipitation from antennal gland labyrinth-coelomosac tissue was examined. Influx of d-glucose occurred primarily by a phlorizin-sensitive, Na+-dependent carrier similar to that found in vertebrate renal epithelium. An inwardly directed Na+ gradient drove concentrative d-glucose...