FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Ontogenetical development of branchial chambers of Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) and their involvement in osmoregulation: ionocytes and Na+/K+-ATPase BT AF Chong-Robles, Jennyfers Giffard-Mena, Ivone Patrón-Soberano, Araceli Charmantier, Guy Boulo, Viviane Rodarte-Venegas, Deyanira AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:3;5:4;6:5; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:PDG-RBE-IHPE;6:; C1 Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (https://ror.org/05xwcq167), Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Cientifica y Tecnológica, San Luis Potosí, Mexico Marbec, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Montpellier, France IHPE, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Montpellier, France Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (https://ror.org/05xwcq167), Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico C2 UNIV AUTONOMA BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO IPICYT, MEXICO IRD, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV AUTONOMA BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO SI MONTPELLIER SE PDG-RBE-IHPE UM MARBEC IHPE IN WOS Ifremer UMR WOS Cotutelle UMR copubli-france copubli-p187 copubli-int-hors-europe copubli-sud IF 3.6 TC 1 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00792/90427/96673.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Ontogeny;Postlarvae;Shrimp;Salinity adaptation;Hypo-osmoregulation;Mitochondria-rich cell AB Branchial chambers constitute the main osmoregulatory site in almost all decapod crustaceans. However, few studies have been devoted to elucidate the cellular function of specific cells in every osmoregulatory structure of the branchial chambers. In decapod crustaceans, it is well-known that the osmoregulatory function is localized in specific structures that progressively specialize from early developmental stages while specific molecular mechanisms occur. In this study, we found that although the structures developed progressively during the larval and postlarval stages, before reaching juvenile or adult morphology, the osmoregulatory capabilities of Litopenaeus vannamei were gradually established only during the development of branchiostegites and epipodites, but not gills. The cellular structures of the branchial chambers observed during the larval phase do not present the typical ultrastructure of ionocytes, neither Na+/K+-ATPase expression, likely indicating that pleura, branchiostegites, or bud gills do not participate in osmoregulation. During early postlarval stages, the lack of Na+/K+-ATPase immunoreactivity of the ionocytes from the branchiostegites and epipodites suggests that they are immature ionocytes (ionocytes type I). It could be inferred from IIF and TEM results that epipodites and branchiostegites are involved in iono-osmoregulation from PL15, while gills and pleura do not participate in this function. PY 2022 PD DEC SO Cell And Tissue Research SN 0302-766X PU Springer Science and Business Media LLC VL 390 IS 3 UT 000852284000001 BP 385 EP 398 DI 10.1007/s00441-022-03675-0 ID 90427 ER EF