In fed hydra or excised regenerating peduncles there are increases in the mitotic indices of both digestive cells and the symbiotic algae that reside within them. Conversely, algal and digestive cell mitotic indices decrease in starved hydra. The temporal relationships of algal and host cell division differ in fed hydra and regenerating peduncles. After feeding, algal and digestive cell mitotic...

in this study, the effects of dietary egg lecithin on digestive enzymes and body biochemical composition of juveniles mesopotamichthys sharpeyi was evaluated. four experimental diets including control diet (with 0% egg lecithin) and three diets containing 2%, 4% and 6% egg lecithin were used. at the end of the experiment, digestive enzymes activity (lipase, amylase and alkaline phosphatase) and...

background: previous studies indicate a high incidence of digestive cancers along southern parts of caspian sea including ma­zandaran province. the present study was conducted to further investigate time to occurrence, age distribution and pos­sible risks associated with the incidence time of digestive cancers in the above regions. methods: for this purpose the data of digestive cancer incidenc...

due to manual feeding of grass carps in aquaculture, digestion problems in this specie are developing. diagnosing and treating these diseases require a good knowledge of anatomy of digestive tract and its appendixes. the goal of this research is getting acquinted with different parts of grass carps’ digestive tract and their relationship. for this purpose, twenty grass carps were used. first th...

In intensive aquaculture, basic studies on fish digestive capacity and metabolism play a key role for diet formulation. In particular, intensive rearing of a new species is strictly related to the development of appropriate nutritional protocols and therefore knowledge of specific features concerning physiology and nutrition is needed. Nutrient utilization by fish is a direct function of the av...

Purinergic signaling is important for many biological processes in humans. Purinoceptors P2Y are widely distributed in human digestive system and different subtypes of P2Y receptors mediate different physiological functions from metabolism, proliferation, differentiation to apoptosis etc. The P2Y receptors are essential in many gastrointestinal functions and also involve in the occurrence of so...

-Different amylase enzymes were identified by analysis of digestive fluid and haemolymph in diapausing and nondiapausing strains of silkworm, Bombyx mori. The diapausing strain showed negligible digestive amylase activity at a pH range of 3-11, while the nondiapausing strain registered strikingly higher amylase activity at pH 9.2. Higher levels of undigested starch was found in the faecal matte...

Essential Knowledge  Peristalsis moves food through the digestive tract.  Food is broken down in a series of mechanical and chemical ways throughout the digestive process.  The major organs of the digestive tract include: Mouth (and all associated parts), Esophagus, Stomach, Pancreas, Liver, Small Intestines, and Large Intestines.  Most nutrients are absorbed after passing through the stoma...

potato tuberworm, phthorimaea operculella zeller (lepidoptera; gelechiidae) is a worldwide pest of solanaceous crops. larvae feed inside galleries in foliage, stems and tubers making chemical control unsuccessful, so other control methods should be applied. in recent years many plants have received genes that encode toxic proteins as a strategy to resist insect pests. in this study, optimal ph ...

Cockles Cerastoderma edule were fed two different concentrations of two diets with different qualities which were achieved by mixing different proportions of ashed silt particles with cells of the microalgae Tetraselmis suecica. After 3 days (acute response) and 11 days (acclimated response) of exposure to the diets, we analysed the digestive activity of the digestive gland using cyto-histologi...