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CROMATOFORO [4 records]

Record 1 2003-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
DEF

A pigment-bearing cell; esp.: one of those cells in the integument of various animals capable of changing the apparent pigmentation of the skin by expanding or contracting.

CONT

Under the carapace, in the epidermis, are color pigment cells, the chromatophores. These may expand or contract, allowing the crustacean to change color. The chromatophores are under control of peptide hormones, both stimulatory and inhibitory, that are produced in the eyestalk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
CONT

On trouve chez le homard et de nombreux crustacés un chromatophore qui vire au rouge à la chaleur de la cuisson. [...] Chez les crustacés, les chromatophores sont sous l'influence hormonale de la glande sinusaire, située dans les pédoncules oculaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Crustáceos
DEF

Célula pigmentada [...] que puede alterar su forma produciendo un cambio de color.

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Record 2 2003-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

[A] colored body within [the] cytoplasm [of some Protista] with [the] power of photosynthesis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Chromatophores jaunes ou bruns.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
DEF

Sistema membranoso presente en ciertas bacterias, que contiene bacterioclorofila, carotenoides y transportadores de electrones implicados en la fotosíntesis.

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Record 3 2003-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
CONT

The pigments of photosynthetic bacteria are located in structures called chromatophores.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

Chez les bactéries photosynthétiques, on trouve des vésicules sphériques d'un diamètre de 1 000 à environ, les chromatophores.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
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Record 4 2003-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Living Matter - General Properties
  • Algae
DEF

A coloured plastid of planta.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriétés générales de la matière vivante
  • Algues
DEF

Organe pigmentaire qui permet la variation des couleurs chez les animaux.

OBS

Par extension, inclusion cellulaire contenant les pigments de la photosynthèse des algues.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Propiedades generales de la materia viva
  • Algas
DEF

Corpúsculo portador de pigmentos.

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