Post-Ecdysial Change in the Permeability of the Exoskeleton of the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus

Crustaceans must replace their old exoskeleton with a new, larger one in order to grow and differentiate. During that process a new (pre-exuvial) cuticle is deposited beneath the old cuticle. Since breakdown products from the old cuticle have been reported to be removed from the old cuticle and tran...

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