FN Archimer Export Format PT C TI Caracterisation des hemocytes d''un mollusque bivalve marin, la nacre, Pinna nobilis L. 1758 OT Hemocyte characterization of the marine bivalve mollusc Pinna nobilis BT AF HENRY, M VICENTE, N HOUACHE, N AS 1:;2:;3:; FF 1:;2:;3:; UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1991/acte-1711.pdf LA French DT Proceedings paper DE ;Pinna nobilis;Bivalvia;Haemolymph;Animal metabolism;Marine molluscs;Ultrastructure AB The study of tinctorial affinities, in vitro behaviour and ultrastructure of the hemocytes of Pinna nobilis allows us to group them into two main families: basophilic, neutrophilic and acidophilic granulocytes; hyalinocytes, three categories can be distinguished among these cells: small hyalinocytes, hyalinocytes containing smooth endoplasmic reticulum and the macrophage population. The hemocytes participate in the regulation of metabolism by the storage and degradation of glycogen. They contribute to the detoxification process by the sequestration of mineral elements in their lysosomes. Their role in antibacterial defense is suggested by their bacterian phagocytic activity. PY 1991 PD NOV CT Actes de colloques. Ifremer. Brest [ACTES COLLOQ. IFREMER.]. 1991 ID 1711 ER EF