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Nutrient Transport By Shrimp Hepatopancreas, Tamla A. Simmons
Nutrient Transport By Shrimp Hepatopancreas, Tamla A. Simmons
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Purified brush border membrane vesicles (BBMV) were isolated to characterize primary cellular transport mechanisms for white shrimp. The ultimate goal is to determine the effective components of a shrimp’s diet, thereby enhancing growth, as well as nutrient content. Juvenile shrimp are dependent on plant material as a food source. Potassium is a key component of plants, thus it may play a role in nutrient transport. In addition, divalent metals have been shown to act as co-transporters in several other organisms, thus they may serve as a transport mechanism for shrimp.
Fresh, live, white or brown shrimp were obtained, and from …