The distribution of lipids and sterols in cell types from the marine spongePseudaxinyssa sp

• Published in: Lipids Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 210 - 216
• Main Authors: Zimmerman, Mary P., Thomas, Frances C., Thompson, Janice E., Djerassi, Carl, Streiner, Heidi, Evans, Elizabeth, Murphy, Peter T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer‐Verlag 01.03.1989

The spongePseudaxinyssa sp., unique in sterol and fatty acid composition, was cellularly dissected into fractions enriched in each of the major cell types present in the sponge: microbial symbionts (cyanobacteria), small sponge cells (pinacocytes and choanocytes), and large sponge cells (archeocytes...