Microscopic anatomy of the thin-walled vessels leaving the heart of the lobster Homarus americanus: anterior median artery

• Published in: Invertebrate biology Vol. 127; no. 2; pp. 189 - 200
• Main Authors: Cavey, Michael J., Chan, Kincaid S., Wilkens, Jerrel L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Malden, USA : Blackwell Publishing Inc 2008; Blackwell Publishing Inc; Blackwell Publishing
• Subjects: Arteries; Blood vessels; Cell membranes; Dendritic cells; F-actin histochemistry; Hemolymph; hemolymph vessel; Lobsters; Microfilaments; Neuroglia; Neurons; Solar fibrils

The anterior median artery is an unpaired vessel that leaves the anterior end of the lobster (Homarus americanus) heart and supplies hemolymph to the brain, the antennae, and the eyestalks. This vessel has a trilaminar organization, consisting of a tunica interna with elastic fibrils, a tunica inter...