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(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)Hemocytes, varying in shape, that possess few to many, acidophilic inclusions, that may fill the whole cell; see spherulocyte.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
spherule cell
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explosive cell — see spherule cell … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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spherulocyte — n. [Gr. dim. sphaira, ball; kytos, hollow] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Ovoid or round hemocytes, variable in size, containing spherules reported to contain neutral or acid mucopolysaccharide, glyco mucroproteins, lipochrome, trosinase and sulfated… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
