Definition of hepatopancreas in English:
hepatopancreas
nounhɛˌpatəʊˈpaŋkrɪəsˌhɛpətəʊˈpaŋkrɪəsˌhepədōˈpaNGkrēəs
technical term for digestive gland
Example sentencesExamples
- Previous studies suggest that the site of decapod crustacean vitellogenin synthesis is the ovary, the hepatopancreas or both.
- Yolk proteins may be produced in follicle cells or the ovary or even the hepatopancreas and fat body.
- For some experiments, samples of gill, claw muscle, hepatopancreas, gonad, and thoracic ganglion were also removed to serve as controls.
- Hemolymph flow rates to the mouthparts increased during feeding; perfusion of the foregut and hepatopancreas increased during digestion.
- Twenty-four hours later, the hepatopancreas, gills and muscle tissue were removed from each animal.