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Previous works on the structure and functions of the Asterid pyloric caeca are summarized, and from all sources of evidence it is concluded that these organs function in digestion of food which passes into them from the stomach, in absorption of the products of digestion, and in storage of reserves.
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www.biolbull.org/cgi/content/abstract/105/1/47
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Pisaster and Asterias are capable of regenerating all 5 pairs of pyloric caeca at once, at rates somewhat slower than those involved in single-pair replacement. The return of function in these caecumless animals has been charted by observation of feeding behavior and digestive capability.
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www.biolbull.org/cgi/content/abstract/128/1/1
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The function of the pyloric caeca of fish has been uncertain since their detailed description in 345 B.C. by Aristotle. He suggested three hypotheses about ...
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www.pnas.org/content/83/20/8012.abstract
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B. Examine a small area on the aboral surface under a binocular microscope and distinguish the following: 1. Papulae or dermal branchiae - thin hollow soft projections which function as gills; ... also termer digestive glands, liver, or pyloric caeca. Gonads - in each arm, below hepatic caeca, bilobed; each attached by...
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howard.nebrwesleyan.edu/hhmi/fellows/dcarpenter/starfis...
howard.nebrwesleyan.edu/hhmi/fellows/dcarpenter/starfishdissection.html
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At the end of the stomach, many bony fishes have blind sacs called pyloric caeca. Although the exact function of the pyloric caeca is unknown, ...
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www.seaworld.org/infobooks/BonyFish/anatomy.html
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10. What is the function of the pyloric caeca? ... Remove the pyloric caeca from the dissected ray. Find the gonads (testes or ovaries) underneath. These may be small if the starfish is NOT in breeding season. Label these on figure 4. Remove these to see the rest of the water vascular system.
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www.biologyjunction.com/starfish_dissection2.htm
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The anatomical proximity and embryological relationship of the pyloric caeca (PC) and small intestine of rainbow trout has led to the frequent assumption, on little evidence, that they have the ... Finally, we correlated NaPi cotransporter gene expression and function to traditional indices of dietary P deficiency.
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jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/full/207/12/2055
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Results suggest that starfish pyloric caecal epithelium possesses a similar array of L-proline transport proteins to those found in similar cell types of mammalian intestine or kidney, providing tentative support for an absorptive function for this organ. ... Key words: pyloric caeca, starfish, Echinodermata,
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jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/abstract/158/1/477
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The pyloric caeca is used to maintain food stationary for continued digestion by acids and mechanical movement.ChaCha!
http://www.chacha.com/question/what-is-the-function-of-...
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